Yet many Arctic cities have not yet implemented monitoring, which could lead to expensive long-term problems. Once the damage becomes visible, it's often too late.

A general view of Russia's Arctic city of Norilsk, April 3, 2007. Thawing permafrost is threatening structures in cities like Norilsk, with disintegrating foundations making structures capable of ...

Cracking and collapsing structures are a growing problem in cities like Norilsk---a nickel-producing centre of 177,000 people located 180 miles above the Arctic Circle---as climate change thaws ...

Despite this, the city, which lies 450 km south of the Arctic Circle, has thrived. It is now home to over 300,000 people and is the largest city in the world built entirely on continuous permafrost.

Pyramiden is a ghost town on an island in the Arctic Glacial Sea. It was a mining settlement originally belonging to Sweden ...

Arctic weather pattern keeps cities below zero. January 6, 2014. An Arctic polar vortex brings sub-zero temperatures to parts of the U.S., putting health and city officials on high alert.

A rapidly warming Arctic is driving long-lasting summer extremes, such as this month’s sweltering temperatures, new research ...

The northern Canadian city of Iqaluit declared a state of emergency on Friday after scarce rain this year left water levels in the local Apex River at a four-decade low.

Yet many Arctic cities have not yet implemented monitoring, which could lead to expensive long-term problems. Once the damage becomes visible, it’s often too late.