A seemingly minor trickle of groundwater beneath Alaska’s tundra is quietly releasing vast amounts of carbon into the ocean.

Alaska’s Arctic Ocean shores had been known to hold oil in some capacity since the 1800s. Native Alaskans would cut blocks of ...

Understanding Permafrost and Its Global Distribution Permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen year-round, covers an ...

The pristine Alaskan rivers face an unprecedented threat due to the climate crisis and researchers fear it will get only ...

The gig has taken Ned Rozell on adventures across Alaska, from Mount Katmai to the Nogahabara Dunes and Kiska Island.

Much of Alaska is underlain by permafrost to some extent, with about one-third of the state consisting of continuous permafrost, where the ground is frozen year-round. "The Arctic and boreal ...

Most permafrost is found in the northern hemisphere, where it covers around a quarter of the land surface, mainly north of the Arctic Circle. In Scandinavia, it reaches a depth of 20 meters, up to ...

More needs to be done to better understand rapidly changing Arctic landscapes that are sinking as climate-driven permafrost ...

including Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and central Canada. These increases in water on the landscape over time are likely a sign of thawing permafrost. Among the 20 most vulnerable places the ...

A disrupted boardwalk runs near dead and slumping boreal forest Alaska birch trees, standing in floodwaters amid thawing permafrost and snowmelt, at Creamer’s Field on May 2, 2023 in Fairbanks ...

Alaska's political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Donald Trump that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state ...