Last Updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 10:22
In even the most inhospitable places -- the freezing Antarctic permafrost, Sun-baked salt pans in Tunisia or the corrosively acidic Rio Tinto in Spain -- pockets of life can be found.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 15:28
Satellites are observing changes in land surfaces in high detail at northern latitudes, pointing towards thawing permafrost.
Last Updated: Friday, July 29, 2011, 19:00
Russia`s vast permafrost areas may shrink by a third by the middle of the century due to global warming.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 09:09
Global warming could cause up to 60% of the world`s permafrost to thaw by 2200.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 10:45
Permafrost dating from the end of the last Ice Age around 13,000 years ago recently discovered in Poland could prove an invaluable tool in gauging global warming, Polish geologists said on Friday.
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