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An iceberg melts in Kulusuk, Greenland near the Arctic Circle, Aug, 16, 2005. A new report finds permafrost in the Arctic is thawing faster than ever before.
Environment
Critical permafrost research in Russia disrupted by war in Ukraine
Smoke rises from wildfires near Berezovka River in Russia
A heat wave in Siberia signals dangerous Arctic warming
A sun sets behind a cloud over a grey body of water
The Big Melt
Arctic permafrost is starting to thaw. Here’s why we should all care.
Alaska oil pipeline
Climate Change
Can Alaska rely on oil and address climate change? State officials are about to find out.
A view of tundra landscape in the Rocky Mountains — 11,000 feet from sea level.
Science
In the dead of winter, plants are already starting to prepare for spring — underground
Soil test plots
Environment
Carbon released from warming soil will accelerate climate disruption, according to a long-term study
Methane bubbles under ice
Environment
Melting polar ice poses a serious global risk
Yakutian horses trampling snow
Science
A bold plan to slow the melt of Arctic permafrost could help reverse global warming
Yedoma permafrost
Environment
Thawing permafrost could have catastrophic consequences, scientists warn
Eight nations share the territory of the Arctic, which is experiencing the fastest changes of any part of the earth as global temperatures rise. The United States will emphasize addressing the causes and impacts of climate change in the region when it tak
Environment
As new leader of the Arctic Council, the US will focus on the region’s Big Thaw
A bank of this lake thawed in the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska, allowing the Okokmilaga River to cut through and drain it to sea.
Environment
Earth’s biggest natural fridge is turning into a greenhouse gas machine
This gaping hole in the Siberian tundra was the first of two recently discovered on Russia's far northern Yamal Peninsula. Scientists say they almost certainly appeared on the landscape only recently, and may be a result of a buildup of gas underground, l
Environment
Scientists are trying to get to the bottom of those mysterious new holes in Siberia
This gaping hole in the Siberian tundra was the first of two recently discovered on Russia's far northern Yamal Peninsula. Scientists say they almost certainly appeared on the landscape only recently, and may be a result of a buildup of gas underground, l
Environment
Scientists are trying to get to the bottom of those mysterious new holes in Siberia
Environment
A thawing ocean floor pours methane into the atmosphere — and it’s only getting worse
Environment
Warming climate presents grave risk of greenhouse gas release in Arctic
Arts, Culture & Media
Scientists Debate the Prospects for Bringing Woolly Mammoth Back to Life
Environment
Big changes in the world’s cold regions
Getting to the Bottom of Methane
Getting to the Bottom of Methane
Arctic Methane
Not-So-Perma Permafrost
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Melting Permafrost