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Exclusive: In fast-thawing Siberia, extreme warming is warping the ground, upending agriculture and spurring an exodus of climate refugees wapo.st/2Ok2Pg9
For the 5.4 million people who live in Russia’s permafrost zone, the new climate has disrupted their homes and their livelihoods.
Thousands are leaving the countryside for the regional capital. wapo.st/2LNFykU
Thousands are leaving the countryside for the regional capital. wapo.st/2LNFykU
A Post analysis found one eastern region has warmed by more than 3 degrees Celsius since preindustrial times — roughly triple the global average wapo.st/30Hvs9L
Siberians who grew up learning to read nature’s subtlest signals are being driven to migrate by a climate they no longer understand wapo.st/2OhlEk9
And then there’s that rotting smell.
As the permafrost thaws, animals and plants frozen for thousands of years decompose and send a steady flow of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere — accelerating climate change. wapo.st/2oQtHtD
As the permafrost thaws, animals and plants frozen for thousands of years decompose and send a steady flow of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere — accelerating climate change. wapo.st/2oQtHtD
