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Aerial view over two walruses on an ice floe in front of Kvitøya (White Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago.

Silent Safeguard: The Permafrost is melting, what does this mean?

One of Earth’s largest carbon reservoirs is beginning to release ancient carbon into the world, spreading undiscovered pathogens, and potentially exposing the toxic materials from which it has been protecting us.
Owen Fua, Reporter
May 22, 2026

Permafrost is permanently frozen ground that covers nearly one-quarter of the Northern Hemisphere. It’s a combination of soil, rocks and sand held together by ice. However, recent rising temperatures...

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