The Warming Arctic: How Thawing Permafrost Challenges Environmental Governance

Daria Shapovalova* (Corresponding Author)

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Permafrost, or continuously frozen ground, covers about 24 percent of the Northern Hemisphere, including 50 percent of Canada, more than 60 percent of Russia, and almost 85 percent of Alaska. Scientific understanding and modelling of long-term permafrost dynamics are still at the development stage [1, 2] but the effects of thawing permafrost on Arctic coastline erosion and infrastructure collapse are already causing concerns.
Original languageEnglish
TypeShort paper
Media of outputEast West Centre
PublisherKorean Maritime Institute/East West Centre
Number of pages3
Publication statusPublished - 23 Apr 2021

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