Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Decorated-Tree-in-East-Russia-27MZIFLQ6GOX.htmlConceptually similarGlacial Melt Water in East RussiaGP01VJLCompleted★★★★Glacial Melt Water in East RussiaGP01VJOCompleted★★★★Glacial Melt Water in East RussiaGP01VJMCompleted★★★★Glacial Melt Water in East RussiaGP01VJNCompleted★★★★Permafrost Melt Infrastructure Damage in East RussiaGP01VMECompleted★★★★★★Railways in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VYCCompleted★★★★Railways in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VZXCompleted★★★★Subsiding Railways in East RussiaGP01VQJCompleted★★★★Subsiding Railways in East RussiaGP01VQLCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP01VJKDecorated Tree in East RussiaA decorated tree in a city affected by permafrost subsiding, one of the heavy threats of global warming as temperatures increase and Russia’s ancient permafrost melts.Locations:Eastern Europe-Russia-SeverobaykalskDate:22 Jun, 2009Credit:© Greenpeace / Will RoseMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Low angle view-Outdoors-Permafrost melt-Sunny-TreesShoot:Permafrost Melt Effects in East RussiaA Greenpeace team travels in East Russia to document the damage caused by the subsiding Russia's ancient permafrost, one of the heavy threats of global warming in the region, as temperatures continue to increase.In several Russian cities houses and infrastructures are subsiding due to thawing permafrost, in some cases the phenomenon is so severe that the residents have been forced to relocate. In the city of Yakutsk the roads look as if the ground beneath them is bubbling and some railways are impassable.
