Degrading permafrost puts Arctic infrastructure at risk by mid-century

Permafrost thaw poses a serious threat to the sustainable development of Arctic communities. Here the authors show that most fundamental Arctic infrastructure and population will be at high hazard risk, even if the Paris Agreement target is achieved.

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Auteurs principaux: Jan Hjort, Olli Karjalainen, Juha Aalto, Sebastian Westermann, Vladimir E. Romanovsky, Frederick E. Nelson, Bernd Etzelmüller, Miska Luoto
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/bae16ccdf8e7467a83cc33aebafc4485
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Résumé:Permafrost thaw poses a serious threat to the sustainable development of Arctic communities. Here the authors show that most fundamental Arctic infrastructure and population will be at high hazard risk, even if the Paris Agreement target is achieved.