Arctic permafrost Archives

Climate Change

Melting Permafrost Claims Its First Major Victim, Russia’s Oil & Gas Network

Siberia is a pretty popular place lately. It was already in the news last week because temperatures rose to record highs. This week a...

Chanan BosJune 9, 2020

Thawing permafrost on various peatlands in Alaska.

Climate Change

Thawing Permafrost Is Giving Scientists The Chance To Study Long-Dead Diseases (Prepare For The Next Pandemic)

For decades, the Inuit woman, a victim of the 1918 Spanish flu, lay buried in a mass grave under six feet of Alaskan permafrost....

Nexus MediaMarch 23, 2020

Climate Change

Arctic Permafrost Thawing Will Double Previous Carbon Emissions Estimates From Permafrost Thawing

A new study shows that the abrupt thawing of the Arctic permafrost will double previous estimates of potential carbon emissions — carbon that was...

Johnna CriderFebruary 11, 2020

Nuclear Energy

TEPCO Starts Fukushima Ice Wall Construction

Tokyo Electric Power Company started building something new and very cold at the ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant complex on Monday. It’s basically a...

Sandy DechertJune 6, 2014

CleanTechnica

All posts tagged "Arctic permafrost"

Climate Change

Melting Permafrost Claims Its First Major Victim, Russia’s Oil & Gas Network

Climate Change

Thawing Permafrost Is Giving Scientists The Chance To Study Long-Dead Diseases (Prepare For The Next Pandemic)

Climate Change

Arctic Permafrost Thawing Will Double Previous Carbon Emissions Estimates From Permafrost Thawing

Nuclear Energy

TEPCO Starts Fukushima Ice Wall Construction