There is a range of negative impacts from permafrost thaw, Kimball said. A lot of places experience subsidence, opening up roads, affecting airports, train tracks, oil pipelines, or even buildings," Morlighem said. "When permafrost thaws, the ground becomes unstable. ![]() Kimball, a systems ecologist at the University of Montana, told Newsweek. "A major concern is that permafrost has become unstable and is thawing nearly everywhere in response to the rapidly warming climate, which is rising at more than 3-times the global average warming rate across high northern latitudes," John S. It is thought that with the effects of climate change increasing global temperatures, permafrost around the globe is beginning to thaw out at a rapid rate. ![]() The Himalayan plateau's permafrost is thawing at a rapid rate, leading to damage to infrastructure on the plateau and further global warming. This stock image shows hikers making their way up to the summit of Mount Everest.
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