Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Glacial-Melt-Water-in-East-Russia-27MZIFLQ61ZK.htmlConceptually similarGlacial Melt Water in East RussiaGP01VJLCompleted★★★★Glacial Melt Water in East RussiaGP01VJMCompleted★★★★Glacial Melt Water in East RussiaGP01VJNCompleted★★★★Decorated Tree in East RussiaGP01VJKCompleted★★★★Railways in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VYCCompleted★★★★Railways in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VZXCompleted★★★★Railways in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VZYCompleted★★★★Permafrost Melt Infrastructure Damage in East RussiaGP01VMECompleted★★★★★★Permafrost Ice Layers in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VLLCompleted★★★★View AllGP01VJOGlacial Melt Water in East RussiaGlacial melt water in an area affected by permafrost subsidence. The entire region is under heavy threat from 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)-Melting-Outdoors-Permafrost melt-Water-WaterfallsShoot: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.
