Russian land of permafrost and mammoths is thawing due to climate change | World News, The Indian Express

Russian land of permafrost and mammoths is thawing due to climate change | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Updated: August 5, 2019 1:00:13 am

Russian land of permafrost and mammoths is thawing due to climate change

The thawing of the permafrost — along with other changes triggered by global warming — is reshaping this incredibly remote region sometimes called the Kingdom of Winter. It is one of the coldest inhabited places on earth, and huge; Yakutia, if independent, would be the world's eighth-largest country.

During the summer nights the sun never entirely sets. Global warming is shrinking the permanently frozen ground across Siberia, disrupting everyday life in one of the coldest inhabited places on earth. (Emile Ducke/The New York Times)

Written by Neil MacFarquhar