Ice is without doubt one of the first casualties of climate change, but the effects of our warming world are not only limited to ice melting on Earth's surface. Ground that has been frozen for thousands of years, called permafrost, ...
Environment
Dec 12, 2023
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The freezing index (FI) is a crucial factor for calculating the temporal and spatial distribution of permafrost and the thickness of the active layer in a permafrost region. Understanding the variation in thermal conditions ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 9, 2023
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A research team from the Petroleum Center at Skoltech and other institutions continues a series of studies exploring bottom sediments and subsea permafrost in the Arctic.
Earth Sciences
Sep 20, 2023
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Most of Earth's near-surface permafrost could be gone by 2100, an international team of scientists has concluded after comparing current climate trends to the planet's climate 3 million years ago.
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2023
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An international research team led by Dr. Guo Donglin from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the extent of near-surface (about 3–4 m depth) permafrost during the mid-Pliocene ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 29, 2023
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A Florida State University scientist has helped uncover through a multidecadal study how changing water chemistry in Arctic rivers could impact the entire planet.
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2023
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Human-caused climate change is shortening the snow cover period in the Arctic. But according to new research led by Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine, some parts of the Arctic are getting deeper ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2023
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Rising temperatures and changes in precipitation are driving increases to streamflow in areas of high-latitude North America where permafrost dominates the landscape.
Earth Sciences
Jul 6, 2023
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Climate change and engineering disturbance cause degradation of permafrost, which affects infrastructure stability and transportation safety. Two-phase closed thermosyphons (TPCTs) are widely used to tackle external disturbances ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2023
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As millions of people in New York and other major North American cities choke on acrid smoke, they could point their accusatory fingers farther North than the wildfires ravaging Quebec—all the way to the global Arctic.
Earth Sciences
Jun 13, 2023
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