Thawing permafrost has released so much methane into Esieh Lake near Fairbanks, Alaska that the air above it is flammable.

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A devastating flood at the Nepal-China border has left seven dead and 18 missing, including police personnel and Chinese nationals. Originating from a permafrost collapse in Tibet, the flood has ...

Cave data shows the Arctic was permafrost-free when Earth was 4.5˚C warmer, hinting at what rising temperatures could bring.

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the ...

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the Arctic Ocean when Earth’s ...

Sparks is renowned for pioneering the application of kinetics to soils as well as being one of the first soil scientists to ...

In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, officials have been closely monitoring a deteriorating mountain peak that towers ...

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

Donald Niedekker’s “Strange and Perfect Account From the Permafrost” offers an ambitious view of human history and is full of ...

Beneath Svalbard’s permafrost, millions of cubic meters of methane are trapped — and scientists have now learned that it can migrate beneath the cold seal of the permafrost and escape. A large-scale ...

Earth’s major climate goal is too warm for the polar ice sheets, study says If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice ...