Understanding Permafrost and Its Global Distribution Permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen year-round, covers an impressive 24% of the Northern Hemisphere. It stretches across wide swaths of ...

The Frozen Ground Under Threat Permafrost is like Earth's ancient freezer, stretching over vast regions, mainly near the North and South Poles. It holds soil, rocks, and sub-zero water, remaining ...

Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, Northern Forest Fire Management Key Laboratory of the State Forestry, College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, ...

A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean, where it can contribute to climate change, according to new ...

"The most climate-stressed regions all contained permafrost, which is vulnerable to thaw as temperatures rise," researcher Sue Natali said.

According to this, the thawing of the permafrost would lower the water table and allow water to drain away more easily, causing the soil to dry out in the long term. MPI-M researcher Philipp de ...

A significant number of these climate-stressed areas are characterized by permafrost — soil that remains frozen throughout the year. These regions have experienced dramatic warming and drying trends ...

See our Citation Policies for more details about how to structure your data citation. This data set consists of a circumpolar map of dominant soil characteristics, with a scale of 1:10,000,000, ...

A seemingly minor trickle of groundwater beneath Alaska’s tundra is quietly releasing vast amounts of carbon into the ocean.