The Tibetan Plateau hosts the world’s largest permafrost region in the middle and low latitudes. Compared to the high-latitude Arctic permafrost, the permafrost here is thinner, warmer, and more ...

The freezing index (FI) is a crucial factor for calculating the temporal and spatial distribution of permafrost and the thickness of the active layer in a permafrost region. Understanding the ...

The accelerating thaw of permafrost due to climate change could dramatically increase the risk of wildfires in Arctic and subarctic regions, according to new research published in Nature ...

The (MDVs) are an ice-free area of Antarctica characterized by a permafrost landscape with glacial meltwater streams that flow for 6-12 weeks during the austral summer. In the hyporheic zones beneath ...