permafrost

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Two years ago, a multimillion-dollar start-up called Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences announced plans to “de-extinct” mammoths and set them loose to protect the permafrost.

From Washington Post

One of the great dangers is that the permafrost, which covers enormous amounts of hidden fossil fuels, is melting, sending greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which will be monstrous.

From Salon

Researchers on Friday said they had analyzed the genomes of 23 woolly mammoths - including 16 newly sequenced ones - based on remains preserved in Siberian permafrost.

From Reuters

To keep the permafrost sturdy, ConocoPhillips uses thermosyphons, tall metal tubes filled with a refrigerant that are partly buried in ground to keep it frozen.

From New York Times

For high-altitude buildings, the deformation from thawing permafrost can destabilize foundations, making the buildings tilt, slide or collapse altogether.

From Scientific American