Rapid Arctic environmental change affects the entire Earth system as thawing permafrost
ecosystems release greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Understanding how much …

The Arctic may seem remote, but the unprecedented environmental changes occurring there
have important consequences for global society. Of all Arctic system components, changes …

That there is something wrong with the climate, and permafrost has something to do with it,
is a vague public notion. For the media, permafrost is now and then a source of alarming …

The recent warming in the Arctic is affecting a broad spectrum of physical, ecological, and
human/cultural systems that may be irreversible on century time scales and have the …

Large quantities of organic carbon are stored in frozen soils (permafrost) within Arctic and
sub-Arctic regions. A warming climate can induce environmental changes that accelerate …

Arctic permafrost stores nearly 1,700 billion metric tons of frozen and thawing carbon.
Anthropogenic warming threatens to release an unknown quantity of this carbon to the …

Thawing permafrost and the resulting microbial decomposition of previously frozen organic
carbon (C) is one of the most significant potential feedbacks from terrestrial ecosystems to …

Permafrost degradation poses serious threats to both natural and human systems through its
influence on ecological–hydrological processes, infrastructure stability, and the climate …

The carbon (C) balance of permafrost regions is predicted to be extremely sensitive to
climatic changes,,. Major uncertainties exist in the rate of permafrost thaw and associated C …

Permafrost science and engineering are of vital importance for northern development and
climate adaptation given that buildings, roads, and other infrastructure in many parts of the …