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- A "zombie virus" is being studied from Siberian permafrost Sat, 3 Dec 22, 7:30amEuropean Researchers warned that climate change could reanimate frozen "zombie viruses" and expose humans to lethal diseases. In November 2022, researchers from France, Germany and Russia announced that they had reanimated...
- As the permafrost thaws, entire villages may be forced to move Wed, 18 Oct 17, 1:54amThawing permafrost is set to radically alter the landscape of northern parts of the United States. Roads, homes, and infrastructure built atop permafrost can crack or collapse as it melts. And whole villages may have to relocate....
- Why Alaska's vanishing permafrost worries researchers Thu, 24 Aug 17, 11:28pmPermafrost is losing in the battle against climate change. Even as we attempt to mitigate climate change by reducing fossil fuel use, researchers say thawing permafrost could make our atmosphere 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit hotter...
- 'Indestructible' Arctic seed vault flooded after permafrost melts Mon, 22 May 17, 11:30pmThe Svalbard Global Seed Vault is supposed to protect all of the world's seeds, but climate change has other ideas. The vault was built inside the Arctic Circle to protect a diverse seed collection from natural disasters,...
- Scientists warn thawing soil could suddenly unleash deadly pathogens unseen in centuries Tue, 9 May 17, 12:50amHumans have fought viruses for centuries. We struck a temporary winning blow with the discovery of penicillin, but now we're watching bacteria develop antibiotic resistance. But what if we were exposed to viruses that have...
- Dramatic disintegration of Canada permafrost threatens huge carbon release Sat, 4 Mar 17, 3:15amPermafrost, or frozen soil, is rapidly collapsing across a 52,000 square mile area in northwest Canada - about the size of the entire state of Alabama...
- Toxic methane is leaking from Siberia’s rapidly melting permafrost Thu, 25 Dec 14, 2:00amYamal Peninsula in Sibera has a massive problem: Gigantic sinkholes have opened in its permafrost, leaking huge amounts of the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere...
- Remote Alaskan town is the canary in the US climate change coal mine Thu, 18 Dec 14, 6:00amThe town of Shishmaref, Alaska lies on an island 30 miles south of the Arctic Circle and next to the Chukchi Sea. Its residents, Native Alaskan Inupiaq people, can really see Russia from their house! However, the rapidly...