Russia’s permafrost is thawing out, and not in a good way

Moscow — Russia plans to pay more attention to the effect climate change is having on its vast permafrost area.

Krutikov’s comments are another sign that Russia, the world’s fourth-biggest emitter, is taking the effects of climate change more seriously. For most of his time in power, President Vladimir Putin has challenged the widely held assertion that global warming is due almost exclusively to human activity. Still, he finally decided to ratify the 2015 Paris climate accord this year and said Russia must do whatever it can to mitigate the impact of global warming.

“Buildings lost stability as the permafrost warmed,” Nornickel said, which prompted the Arctic city to build the first new homes in decades, with fewer floors and weighing less than traditional properties.

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