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Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms

  • Written by Mark J. Lara, Assistant Professor in Plant Biology & Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warmsPermafrost and ice wedges have built up over millennia in the Arctic. When they thaw, they destabilize the surrounding landscape.Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Across the Arctic, strange things are happening to the landscape.

Massive lakes, several square miles in size, have disappeared in the span of a few days....

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