The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans. But ...

Photosynthesising microbes in soil may increase their activity as temperatures rise, offsetting some of the carbon emissions ...

Permafrost—ground that remains frozen year-round—is capped by a few feet of dirt and plant detritus. Called the active layer, this soil normally thaws each summer and refreezes in winter ...

Permafrost melting in Kashmir Himalaya poses environmental threats, affecting roads, households, lakes, and hydropower ...

Arctic permafrost thaw endangers the livelihoods, security, health, and food stability of the populations residing in these northern regions.

“It’s fast and dramatic, affecting landscapes in unprecedented ways,” Turetsky said. Permafrost, a perpetually frozen layer under the ground surface, contains rocks, soil, sand and, in some cases, ...

The Earth’s warming is behind the permafrost thaw – a process which refers to the melting of the ice in the frosty soil of Arctic regions. A thawing permafrost can have grave consequences on ...

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Peatlands are "terrestrial wetland ecosystems in which waterlogged conditions prevent plant material from fully decomposing," per the International Peatland Society. They are located on every ...

Lachenbruch was an expert in permafrost, the rock-like layer of frozen soil just below the thin, insulated cover of soil and vegetation. In December 1970, he released a study in which he explained ...