Drilling by fossil fuel companies in Norway’s permafrost could be releasing an unknown danger. Researchers have found that 50% of the 18 hydrocarbon exploration wells in Svalbard had encountered trappedContinue Reading
The increasing temperatures in the Arctic are causing the permafrost to melt, which could release ancient viruses that have been dormant for thousands of years, posing a threat to animalsContinue Reading
A section of an Alps mountain’s peak has crumbled, most likely due to permafrost thawing caused by climate change. Millions of cubic feet of stone fall down a steep mountainContinue Reading
In the beginning of October 2019, Russia signed the Paris Climate Accords, and the world was in awe. The country’s previous opinion on the matter was either that climate changeContinue Reading
Temperatures in the Arctic region remained near record highs this year, according to a report issued on Tuesday, leading to low summer sea ice, cascading impacts on the regional foodContinue Reading
As rising temperatures cause Arctic ice to melt, it’s freeing many things that we would be better off keeping trapped. The permafrost – up until now, permanently frozen land and soilContinue Reading
In the past, when a carbon-based life form — such as an animal or plant — died in the Arctic, it froze before it had time to decompose. Now thatContinue Reading
