#permafrost

Alaska’s permafrost soils are warming rapidly, even deep underground https://www.earth.com/environment/alaskas-permafrost-soils-are-warming-rapidly-even-deep-underground/ #Alaska #environment #permafrost #soil

Permafrost, wetland, wildfire and freshwater emissions could amplify climate change by up to 30%, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/permafrost-wetland-wildfire-and-freshwater-emissions-could-amplify-climate-change-by-up-to-30-study-finds/ #environment #permafrost #wetlands #wildfire #wildfires #water #freshwater #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #emissions

Permafrost melt could cost $261 billion in infrastructure damages, study suggests https://phys.org/news/2026-09-permafrost-billion-infrastructure.html #environment #permafrost #politics #economy #infrastructure

On glacial lake outbursts from 2025 https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/65374 Begins with a list of then-recent events in Nepal. July 7 2025 also swept away the bridge before the big border building Nepal/Tibet we saw getting buried on Wednesday. Then it summarises recent research. But Wednesday was a mountain fall, no glacier collapse nor a lake. Wednesday morning at 9am, a huge chunk of the mountain broke off and crashed into the valley 1km below. It pulled with it the glacier tongue. The ice melted on the way down. This brand new article describes how scientists came to this conclusion https://www.science.org/content/article/how-scientists-unraveled-cause-devastating-flood-tibet-and-nepal "How scientists unraveled the cause of the devastating flood in Tibet and Nepal" Judging form the first satellite images, they found the amount of vanished glacier ice wouldn't have been enough to cause the seismic disturbance of a 5.7mag quake. Then a new set of images came online and made clear to the researchers that it was the mountain side that broke off. ' “The glacier just came along for the ride,” Ekström says. ' First the mountain 💣, then the glacier. That's also the sequence from Klein Nesthorn, Birch Glacier and Blatten in May 2025. In mid May, first, a huge chunk from the mountain top broke off and fell on the Birch glacier. The sheer weight of the rock destabilised the glacier and increased its downflow speed. On May 28 2025, the glacier rushed into the Lötschtal and buried Blatten. ' Byers points a finger at the gradual thawing of high-altitude #permafrost, which binds rock and ice together. Other researchers hope to assess whether snow melted in the days leading up to the event, causing water to seep into and destabilize the rock. Furthermore, if the glacier was buttressing the mountain, any melt could have removed an important support system. “Landslides have been occurring as long as the mountains have been building,” Ekström says. But “in areas where glaciers are disappearing, these landslides are occurring more frequently.” ' Daniel Swain in his live "pop-up-session" said, he found heavy rain events before Wednesday. RAIN. On high mountains… *** When rain water fills rock fissures , the pressure from the water works like dynamite. My takeaway: whatever the infamous anti-alarmism delayers tell me, like, how attribution to climate were impossible? I don't believe them. Ever. #Nepal #flood #climateChange #ClimateAttribution

Die Alpen bröseln mal wieder. Diesmal hat es das Matterhorn erwischt. 😥 https://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/panorama/Videos-zeigen-massiven-Abbruch-am-Matterhorn-id31168849.html #Alpen #Matterhorn #Permafrost #Felssturz

Very happy that today is the paperback publication day of my third novel, Rail: A High Speed Adventure! Thank you all who have supported this journey. In Rail, a designer is drawn into a globe spanning infrastructure proposal with uncertain motives. As ecological ethics collide with corporate ambition, she must confront the meaning of home, responsibility, and legacy—while her past and future converge in unexpected ways. The trilogy blends environmental storytelling, design thinking, and near future speculation, offering readers a grounded yet visionary look at the systems shaping our world. Chowdhury, a registered architect and circular economy strategist based in the Vancouver metro area, continues her exploration of ecological futures through character driven narrative and interdisciplinary worldbuilding. https://www.amazon.com/Rail-Maia-Kumari-Bree-Chowdhury/dp/B0H8X9HB3C/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Fqy5fZQ-fjH9HsgIYrdXwfP9Dn0Ix2dvprIl2YQW0dA.W5WNMRxVXjtCEqg1tkqKr1yPu9f5tdZVPOKE_U1H1Gk&qid=1785284413&sr=1-1 #Architecture#ArcticFiction#Ecofiction#IndieAuthor#IndiePublisher#JapanFiction#NewYorkFiction#Permafrost#ScribesandMakers#VisionaryEcofiction#WomenInSTEM #WritersCoffeeClub#WritingCommunity

Warming unlocks ancient carbon in Tibetan permafrost, triggering climate tipping point The results revealed a clear and troubling pattern across all warming levels. Even under low to moderate warming, #carbon losses through respiration outpaced photosynthetic carbon gains by 1–16-fold. Warming by +1°C, +2°C, and +4°C increased annual net #CO2 release by 44%, 80%, and 176%, respectively, and the site was a net carbon source before any experimental warming began. "When warming reaches around 2–4°C, the system changes fundamentally," Ding told Phys.org. "Plants begin to reach their thermal and water-stress limits, so photosynthesis declines. At the same time, thaw penetrates deeper into the #soil, exposing old #permafrost carbon that has been frozen and protected for hundreds to thousands of years. Once thawed, microbes can decompose it and release it as CO2." https://phys.org/news/2026-06-ancient-carbon-tibetan-permafrost-triggering.html #TippingPoint#Tibet#Himalaya#Uhhps