Northern permafrost region on track to become carbon source instead of sink due to global warming

Increasing temperatures thawing permafrost, exposing substantial quantities of organic carbon and atmospheric release of greenhouse gases

Permafrost peatlands in Europe, western Siberia nearing tipping point: Study

Frozen wetlands in Europe and western Siberia store up to 39 billion tonnes of carbon

The Batagaika Crater: A warning sign for the Earth

The soil beneath the slump contains dangerous amounts of organic carbon that will be released into the atmosphere as the permafrost thaws, …

Scientists revive approximately 50,000-year-old ‘zombie virus’ from frozen lake in Russia

When permafrost melts, bacteria, viruses and radioactive materials, trapped in its frigid layers for thousands of years may also be released

Thawing permafrost can pose direct threat to human health: Report

The meltdown can release bacteria, viruses and radioactive material locked away in the frigid layers

New health threat? Pathogens frozen in permafrost resurface as Earth heats up

In the unlikely scenario where a virus is able to infect mammals and humans, it could be disastrous, say experts

Bioenergy crops create cooling effect on cultivated areas: Study

Global air temperature decreases by 0.03~0.08 °C, after 50 years of large-scale bio-energy crop cultivation 

Rising sea levels indicate new threat to Antarctic ice sheets, finds Stanford study

Enderby-Kemp, George V Land in east Antarctica most vulnerable to basal thaw or melting of ice sheets’ bed

Arctic forest fires caused by global warming can jeopardise climate goals: Study

Around 146 million tonnes of carbon was released in the 2019 and 2020 fires in the Arctic