Etiket: permafrost
Understanding the melting of permafrost to adapt to it
This text is part of the special Research section: climate issues “Northern Canada has warmed and will continue to warm at a rate more than twice the global rate,” we…
Permafrost degradation affects Arctic communities
(Inuvik) On the side of the road, not far from the airport in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, among shrubs and spruce trees, a series of rusty metal bars are buried deep…
Climate Change: Thawing Permafrost Could Unleash These 6 Prehistoric ‘Zombie Viruses’
Several scientists report that old viruses could resurface due to climate change. • Read also: Amazon’s lack of climate commitment: employees take to the streets to protest • Read also:…
The melting of permafrost opens the door to the massive dispersion of contaminants
Another ecological disaster awaits the Arctic on the sidelines of global warming. While experts have long pointed to the threat posed by the release of massive amounts of greenhouse gases…
The melting of permafrost opens the door to a massive dispersion of contaminants
(Montreal) Another ecological disaster awaits the Arctic on the fringes of global warming. Posted at 10:12 a.m. Updated at 10:12 a.m. Pierre Saint-Arnaud The Canadian Press While experts have long…
The permafrost of Mont Jacques-Cartier is endangered
This text is taken from our newsletter “Le Courrier de la Planète” of June 28, 2022. Click here to subscribe. The witness of a colder era is about to disappear…
why is permafrost thawing a danger?
It is Wednesday March 23, the very beginning of spring and extreme heat waves have been recorded at the South Pole and the North Pole. In Antarctica, at the South…
why is permafrost thawing a danger?
It is Wednesday March 23, the very beginning of spring and extreme heat waves have been recorded at the South Pole and the North Pole. In Antarctica, at the South…
the thaw of permafrost, a triple threat, according to studies
It is an additional danger for the climate. The thaw of permafrost in the Arctic, which could release phenomenal amounts of greenhouse gases, threatens local infrastructure and the planet more…
the thaw of permafrost, a triple threat, according to studies
It is an additional danger for the climate. The thaw of permafrost in the Arctic, which could release phenomenal amounts of greenhouse gases, threatens local infrastructure and the planet more…