Tag: Permafrost
Austria: The Mountain That Was Suddenly 100 Meters Lower – Travel
A call to Hermann Huber, Mayor of Galtür, about the summit on the Flühhorn massif that had disappeared after a rockfall, climate change and the consequences for tourism. During a…
Environment: Expert: Permafrost melt led to a landslide in Tyrol
Environment Expert: Permafrost melt led to a landslide in Tyrol View of part of the Flughorn after rock masses have loosened and slid downhill. In the massive landslide in the…
Arctic: Toxic waste from thawing permafrost?
As of: 04/06/2023 7:41 p.m Diesel, heavy metals, industrial waste – there is a lot of toxic waste in the Arctic, often simply on or in the permafrost. But due…
Pathogens from permafrost soil: How dangerous are the “zombie viruses”?
Status: 03.01.2023 06:30 a.m Researchers were able to reactivate viruses that had been frozen in the permafrost for thousands of years in the laboratory. As a result of climate change,…
“Zombie viruses” in the permafrost? Researchers activate 50,000-year-old pathogens
Lauterbach warns “Zombie viruses” in the permafrost? Scientists reactivate 50,000-year-old pathogens Again and again, organic discoveries are made in the Siberian or Canadian permafrost – in the archive photo the…
Ted Conference in Edinburgh: What to do about climate change? – Culture
from Andrian Kreye It is of course much more pleasant to spend a morning at “Countdown” climate summit of the Ted Conference ideas festival in Edinburgh with comedian Rainn Wilson,…
Global warming: tipping points drive up climate damage
The world climate report warns of far-reaching consequences if the ice sheets collapse, the Gulf Stream breaks off or the Amazon rainforest dies. Researchers have now calculated that this would…