At the same time, both countries have robust legislation in place that protects the glacial and periglacial ice, which includes permafrost, also known as frozen ground. These ice deposits are usually ...

A while later, scientists became interested and persuaded Shergin to keep digging. After ten years, the mine had reached its present depth of 116 meters, and Yakutsk became known as the cradle of ...

The pipeline will be buried in a trench, mostly in permafrost.' And we looked at each other in sort of a manner of disbelief." — Art Lachenbruch, U.S. Geological Survey Art Lachenbruch was a ...