Permafrost in and around Bethel is deteriorating ... In addition, the project includes insulation on the bottom of the buildings and, like the tundra, insulation on top of the ground.

Building foundations in Bethel move ... the theory is that burning should cause permafrost to thaw more. Parts of the tundra here burned in the 1970s and in the summer of 2015, so the researchers ...

The English word “tundra” comes from a Finnish word ... on the ground their heat will begin melting the permafrost under the buildings, causing destructive, uneven sinking.

The Alaskan Tundra is another hotspot rapidly ... it also jeopardizes the country's infrastructure. Buildings, roads, and ...

Nearly 70 percent of the infrastructure in the Northern Hemisphere’s permafrost regions — including at least 120,000 buildings and ... foundation of the Arctic tundra ecosystems.” ...

Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation examined how a lack of federal funding and climate change severely impact ...

Scientists are concerned that as the permafrost degrades ... Nitze said the beaver dam-building boom was also likely taking place in the Canadian tundra, and could also be happening in Siberia.

Permafrost also preserves a variety of prehistoric plants and animals that used to call the tundra their home ... Because placing a building directly atop permafrost can raise the temperature ...

Sponsor Message "We are experiencing widespread permafrost thaw, and that impacts buildings ... on planes and snowmobiles to travel across the tundra in winter, or boats in summer.

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Building and drilling into Arctic ... have had to move because of permafrost melt. The extraordinarily sensitive nature of Arctic tundra ecosystems is one of the key reasons many environmentalists ...