Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Permafrost-Melt-Damage-in-East-Russia-27MZIFL7TQJU.htmlConceptually similarArea of Permafrost Subsidence in East RussiaGP01VIQCompleted★★★★Permafrost Melt Infrastructure Damage in East RussiaGP01VMECompleted★★★★★★Permafrost Melt Infrastructure Damage in East RussiaGP01VIPCompleted★★★★Permafrost Institute in East RussiaGP01VIOCompleted★★★★Permafrost in East RussiaGP01VIKCompleted★★★★House on Permafrost in East RussiaGP01VQBCompleted★★★★Permafrost Melt Infrastructure Damage in East RussiaGP01VIRCompleted★★★★Permafrost Melt Infrastructure Damage in East RussiaGP01VMFCompleted★★★★Permafrost Melt Infrastructure Damage in East RussiaGP01VMGCompleted★★★★View AllGP01VQDPermafrost Melt Damage in East RussiaA building flooded due to melting permafrost. The entire region is under heavy threat from global warming as temperatures increase and Russia’s ancient permafrost melts.Locations:Russia-Yakutia-YakutskDate:16 Jun, 2009Credit:© Greenpeace / Kajsa SjolanderMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change impacts-Day-Floods-Global warming-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Permafrost meltShoot: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.
