NASA surveys giving detailed pictures of changing North American Arctic
A new paper from NASA’s Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment is offering insights into the evolution of wildfire activity, thawing permafrost, and
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Study examines physical, social costs of thawing permafrost across Arctic regions
Melting Arctic permafrost is creating ongoing challenges for communities across the North, and a new study is shedding light on
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35,000-year-old sabre-toothed kitten found preserved in Arctic Russia
A sabre-toothed kitten more than 35,000 years old has been found preserved in the Siberian permafrost, with the scientists behind
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As COP 29 gets underway, cryosphere scientists warn of ice loss and rising risks
Accelerated loss of ice across the planet is driving unprecedented risks to the global economy and climate, more than 50
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Study warns thawing permafrost could release substantial mercury in Yukon River
By Caitrin Pilkington ‘When we lose that permafrost, you have these large deposits of sediment that are going into the
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Warming climate changing CO2 balance in northern ecosystems: study
A recent study has found that climate change is significantly altering how northern ecosystems manage carbon dioxide (CO2) in permafrost
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Permafrost thaw impacts are wide, but not climate tipping point: study
An international research team has found that while permafrost is melting in sync with global warming, it is not contributing
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Arctic Permafrost Atlas offers insights into the North’s changing landscape
A new atlas exploring everything about permafrost has been published this month, something those behind the project hope will give
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New research reveals vulnerability of Arctic water networks to global warming
An international team, including experts from Canadian universities, has published new research shedding light on the vulnerability of Arctic water
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As Nunavik’s permafrost thaws, locals and researchers focus on adaptation
Camping in the rainy and foggy community of Salluit last weekend, Michael Cameron saw yet another mudslide. A lifelong resident
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Québec funds research to adapt Nunavik public housing to thawing permafrost
The vast majority of public housing in the region is built on jacks The Société d’habitation du Québec is looking
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Melting permafrost may release industrial pollutants at Arctic sites: study
There are thousands of contaminated sites in the Arctic, and as permafrost thaws, increased pollutants from these areas could be
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This stubborn shrub is helping to keep Arctic river banks intact as permafrost thaws
Plants getting credit for stabilizing banks of big rivers that were expected to erode. Leon Andrew describes Arctic willow as
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The world’s permafrost is rapidly thawing and that’s a big climate change problem
By Christy Climenhaga · CBC News ‘They are quite likely to be larger than the fossil fuel emissions from Canada’: U of
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Thawing Arctic will reveal more mummified creatures, brings new risks
By Laura McQuillan · CBC News Millions of tonnes of carbon and methane, trapped in permafrost for thousands of years, could be
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