Scientists say Earth is on the brink of crossing critical climate tipping points, from melting ice sheets to dying ...

Beneath the frozen skin of the Earth, a silent awakening is underway. As Arctic and sub-Arctic permafrost thaws, ancient ...

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas ... Over time, windblown silt buried them deep, locking them in permafrost. The upshot is that Arctic permafrost is much richer in carbon than scientists once ...

A recent UN report highlights alarming melting rates of glaciers, which could in turn jeopardise water security for billions ...

Norway's Svalbard Airport, built on an unstable permafrost foundation, is the world's northernmost airport with scheduled ...

This is according to Neo Mosito, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) coordinator, who has underscored the critical need for swift action to reduce methane emissions in order to effectively address the ...

A study from the University of Hamburg's CLICCS suggests that the risk of climate tipping points, such as permafrost thaw and Amazon rainforest destruction triggering chain reactions, is lower than ...

Researchers at NETL, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, are helping develop a visualization tool for ...

There are larger environmental consequences for the region. Permafrost stores carbon and methane, and once it melts it releases these into the atmosphere, This, in turn, will aggravate the ...

While the scenario and the virus were completely fictitious, scientists warn the threat of 'zombie viruses' emerging from permafrost thawing due to climate change is very real. Experts have ...