Arctic permafrost is degrading much faster than expected, warn scientists from the extreme north of Yakutia.
Northern territories ‘will become arable farmland in 20-to-30 years', and will have to adapt - fast.
New study warns of methane escaping from the sea floor due to degradation of submarine permafrost.
Threat to Salekhard and Anadyr could come even sooner - by the mid-2020s - as thaw of frozen ground is forecast to have 'devastating' impact.
Will no-one save Gustav Backmann’s unique Arctic fish freezer designed to maintain a temperature of between -12C to -14C all year round?
Running water is one of the most soothing and relaxing sounds known to man, but here it signals the rapid thawing of ground frozen for thousands of years.
Subsea permafrost thaws faster than previously thought, Russian scientists say.
Prisoners proudly growing vines in Kolyma where the average annual temperature is minus 3C.
Nematodes moving and eating again for the first time since the Pleistocene age in major scientific breakthrough, say experts.