Permafrost

This Arctic US Air Base Has Its Eyes on Russia. But Climate is a Bigger Threat

The isolated Thule Air Base in Greenland is the only U.S. outpost that can monitor all of Russia’s missiles, but thawing permafrost is undermining the station.

By Natasha Maki Jessen-Petersen

Alaska’s Dalton Highway Is Threatened by Climate Change and Facing a Highly Uncertain Future

By David Hasemyer

Unleashed by Warming, Underground Debris Fields Threaten to ‘Crush’ Alaska’s Dalton Highway and the Alaska Pipeline

By David Hasemyer

Thawing Permafrost has Damaged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Poses an Ongoing Threat

By David Hasemyer

New Climate Warnings in Old Permafrost: 'It’s a Little Scary Because it’s Happening Under Our Feet.'

By Bob Berwyn

The Newest Threat to a Warming Alaskan Arctic: Beavers

By Bob Berwyn

From Antarctica to Oceans, Climate Change Damage Is About to Get a Lot Worse, IPCC Warns

By Sabrina Shankman

Thawing Arctic Permafrost Will Do Trillions in Damage as Earth Warms, Study Says

By Sabrina Shankman

Permafrost Is Warming Around the Globe, Raising Climate Change Fears

By Bob Berwyn

Massive Permafrost Thaw Documented in Canada, Portends Huge Carbon Release

By Bob Berwyn

Tipping Points: How Arctic Warming Could Chill Western Europe

By Guest Writer

Thawing Permafrost Could Emit Massive Amounts of Greenhouse Gases

By Laura Shin