Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Subsiding-Railways-in-East-Russia-27MZIFLQ65V8.htmlConceptually similarSubsiding Railways in East RussiaGP01VQJCompleted★★★★Subsiding Railways in East RussiaGP01VQLCompleted★★★★★★Subsiding Railways in East RussiaGP01VJGCompleted★★★★Subsiding Railways in East RussiaGP01VJHCompleted★★★★Subsiding Railways in East RussiaGP01VJFCompleted★★★★Permafrost Melt Infrastructure Damage in East RussiaGP01VMECompleted★★★★★★Permafrost Melt Infrastructure Damage in East RussiaGP01VJJCompleted★★★★Railways in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VYCCompleted★★★★Railways in Yamal PeninsulaGP01VZXCompleted★★★★View AllGP01VJISubsiding Railways in East RussiaBuckled and subsiding railways, a damage caused by permafrost thawing, one of the threats of global warming as temperatures increase and Russia’s ancient permafrost melts.Locations:Eastern Europe-Novaya Chara-RussiaDate:21 Jun, 2009Credit:© Greenpeace / Will RoseMaximum size:5220px X 3480pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Permafrost melt-Railways-SilhouettesShoot: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.
