This year's Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of ...
The permafrost that covers much of the Arctic’s land surface has been melting since the early 2000s, and researchers have ...
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Arctic rivers in northern Alaska are dramatically changing colour due to melting permafrost releasing hidden metals like iron. This thawing process exposes mineral-rich soils, leading to increased ...
Rivers in Alaska’s Brooks Range run orange due to iron leaching out of melting permafrost combined with toxic concentrations ...
In the Alaskan Arctic, a quiet revolution in permafrost science is rewriting what we thought we knew about frozen ground and ...
The Arctic could increasingly become the site of animal-to-human disease transfer, a study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests. As the ice melts, scientists warn, more ...
A river in northern Alaska has turned orange as thawing permafrost releases heavy metals, raising alarms over toxic pollution ...
The Arctic permafrost thaw is hazardous to the livelihood, safety, health, food security, and the infrastructure of communities living in Arctic regions, an international group of scientists have ...
Scientists say global warming is making extreme weather events like droughts, wildfires and floods more frequent and intense. — © AFP Patrick T. Fallon Scientists ...