Retreating glaciers — rivers of ice shrinking back as the world warms — are the most tangible and direct evidence of climate ...

“Methane is a potent greenhouse gas,” said Dr Thomas Birchall of the University Center in Svalbard, lead author of the study in Frontiers in Earth Science. “At present the leakage from below ...

The Arctic and other permafrost-covered regions have remained frozen for thousands of years, acting as a natural time capsule for the planet. However, rising global temperatures are causing this ...

Witness the earth's hidden secrets unfold as permafrost begins to thaw! 🌍 This could lead to unexpected consequences for our climate. Are we ready for what’s to come? #ClimateChange # ...

Permafrost depths vary widely, exceeding 3,000 feet in parts of Siberia and 2,000 feet in northern Alaska, and rapidly decrease moving south. Fairbanks, Alaska, averages around 300 feet (90 meters).

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) uses the 100 year-time frame to compare all greenhouse gases during the 21st century. But over a 20-year time scale, current greenhouse gas ...

The permafrost region, thus, is increasingly contributing to global warming. This phenomenon is also linked to another greenhouse gas – methane. While not as long-lived as carbon dioxide, methane can ...

We wanted to find out how much carbon and nitrogen is being released from the northern permafrost. Here’s the region’s first full greenhouse gas budget covering CO₂, methane, and nitrous oxide.