Permafrost temperatures have increased in polar and high-elevation regions, affecting the
climate system and the integrity of natural and built environments. In this Review, we outline …

Permafrost constitutes a major portion of the terrestrial cryosphere of the Earth and is a
unique ecological niche for cold-adapted microorganisms. There is a relatively high …

Permafrost warming has the potential to amplify global climate change, because when
frozen sediments thaw it unlocks soil organic carbon. Yet to date, no globally consistent …

More than 80% of studies reporting the area on Earth underlain by permafrost refer to the
extent of the permafrost region, which accounts for around 21 million km2 (22% of the …

Abstract The Antarctic Peninsula (AP) is often described as a region with one of the largest
warming trends on Earth since the 1950s, based on the temperature trend of 0.54° C/decade …

STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2015 Page 1 Special Supplement to the Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society Vol. 97, No. 8, August 2016 STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2015 Brought …

Several recent climate impact assessments on polar regions have been undertaken,
including the synthesis report on Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (AMAP …

Under a warming climate, permafrost degradation has resulted in profound hydrogeological
consequences. Here, we mainly review 240 recent relevant papers. Permafrost degradation …

The following graphics are supplemental to Chapter 2 (Global Climate). In most cases, a
particular graphic is analagous to one provided in the chapter, but employs an alternate …

Cryospheric changes and their impacts have received increasing concern, extending the
research to include the interactions between earth spheres and the impacts of and social …