Pey-Yi CHU, The Life of Permafrost. A History of Frozen Earth in Russian and Soviet Science
Thawing permafrost acting as a time bomb for humanity became a familiar image and topic of debate during the last decade. The prospect of sudden, massive releases of methane leading to higher temperatures and thus to an acceleration of global warming put permafrost at the centre of attention in the...
| Published in: | Cahiers du monde russe |
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| Format: | Review |
| Language: | English |
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Éditions de l’EHESS
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4000/monderusse.12862 http://journals.openedition.org/monderusse/12862 |
| Summary: | Thawing permafrost acting as a time bomb for humanity became a familiar image and topic of debate during the last decade. The prospect of sudden, massive releases of methane leading to higher temperatures and thus to an acceleration of global warming put permafrost at the centre of attention in the context of climate change in the last years. This is particularly true for Russia, where more than 60% of the territory is constituted by permafrost. The recent oil spill in Norilsk of July 2020, p. |
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