Degrading permafrost puts Arctic infrastructure at risk by mid-century

Degrading permafrost puts Arctic infrastructure at risk by mid-century

Permafrost thaw poses a serious threat to the sustainable development of Arctic communities. Here the authors show that most fundamental Arctic infrastructure and population will be at high hazard risk, even if the Paris Agreement target is achieved.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jan Hjort, Olli Karjalainen, Juha Aalto, Sebastian Westermann, Vladimir E. Romanovsky, Frederick E. Nelson, Bernd Etzelmüller, Miska Luoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07557-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07557-4

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