Arctic coastal town of Dikson is fastest-warming place in Russia
The town of Dikson and the surrounding Taymyr Peninsula, in Russia’s central Arctic, has the most rapid temperature increase in
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permafrost
Permafrost thawing under Arctic lakes warming climate faster than expected, says study
Permafrost that’s thawing deep under some Arctic lakes is speeding up climate warming. That’s according to a recent study led
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Canadian study shows wildfires speeding up permafrost thaw
As wildfires are growing larger across northern Canada a new study suggests they’re causing permafrost to thaw faster. The study
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Gas pipelines threatened by methane explosions on Russian tundra
Gas pipes supplying Europe run right over swelling Yamal tundra which is deeply unstable to the release of underground methane.
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‘The permafrost is dying’: Alaska city sees increased shifting of roads and buildings
BETHEL — Along the main thoroughfare here, drivers brake for warped asphalt. Houses sink unevenly into the ground. Walls crack and
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Alaska looks for help fighting ‘blob’ oozing toward Dalton Highway
In a race against time, state transportation officials plan to move a nearly mile-long section of the Dalton Highway so it
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Climate-driven Arctic permafrost thaw will dramatically alter northern landscapes: study
Rapid climate-driven permafrost thaw in huge swaths of the Arctic will dramatically change northern landscapes in the same way landscapes
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Buildings in Arctic Russia could collapse within decades says study
Permafrost thaw will have devastating impact on buildings “A significant (at least 25%) climate-induced reduction in the urban infrastructure stability
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Arctic wildlife in Finland already feeling the burn from climate change: WWF
The effects of global warming can already been seen in Finland – and it’s taking a heavy toll on Arctic
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New permafrost map shows areas in Alaska vulnerable to thaw-induced collapses
A new map of northern hemisphere permafrost identifies the areas that are most vulnerable to thawing and slumping. The map shows
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Blog: Greenland ice holds Cold War peril
It sounds like something from a science-fiction novel or a disaster movie. A hidden city under ice, housing 200 people,
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Scientists calculate methane loads bubbling up from Arctic lakebeds
For the past 15 years, Katey Walter Anthony has been chasing the bubbles of methane that rise up from Arctic
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Anthrax outbreak in Arctic Russia could be just the beginning: scientist
Anthrax is one of many infectious disease agents preserved in the record melting permafrost. Burial sites across Siberia with infected
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Extreme heat on the Russian tundra
If this is the new trend, it will dramatically affect ecology in the region, researchers say. A state of emergency
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Populations on the rise in Alaska villages threatened by erosion, changing climate
Some Alaska villages perched on thawing and eroding permafrost may have to move soon to more solid ground inland, a
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