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Polar Thaw: Global Warming in the Arctic and Antarctic
Photographs from 'World View of Global Warming' by Gary Braasch
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Permafrost -- the "permanently" frozen subsoil layer -- is beginning to decay and thaw. Tipped light poles and vehicle headlight "streaks" indicate how unevenly the highway is sinking.
Houses, meanwhile, are sinking into thawed depressions. Back to introduction | Previous page All photos © Gary Braasch | ||||||
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