The warming and thawing of ice-rich permafrost pose considerable threat to the integrity of
polar and high-altitude infrastructure, in turn jeopardizing sustainable development. In this …

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 …

Rapid atmospheric warming since the mid-twentieth century has increased temperature-
dependent erosion and sediment-transport processes in cold environments, affecting food …

Permafrost is a sub-ground phenomenon and therefore cannot be directly observed from
space. It is an Essential Climate Variable and associated with climate tip** points. Multi …

Abstract Ecosystems in the North American Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) experience a diverse
set of disturbances associated with wildfire, permafrost dynamics, geomorphic processes …

Understanding the intricate hydrological interactions between lakes and their surrounding
watersheds is pivotal for advancing hydrological research, optimizing water resource …

Permafrost degradation alters the flow rate, direction, and storage capacity of soil moisture,
affecting ecohydrological effects and climate systems, and posing a potential threat to …

Shallow thermokarst lakes are important sources of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as
methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) resulting from continuous permafrost thawing due …

Both gradual and abrupt changes in lake surface area in permafrost regions are crucial for
understanding the water cycles in cold regions under climate change. However, seasonal …

Peatlands at high latitudes have accumulated> 400 Pg carbon (C) because saturated soil
and cold temperatures suppress C decomposition. This substantial amount of C in Arctic and …