Researchers eye Alaska thaw

  • 32°C. This summer saw the highest temperature ever recorded in southern Alaska. What are the consequences for the environment and ice melt?
  • UCLouvain researchers will go to Alaska (15/08 to 6/09) to analyse soil (permafrost) thawing
  • The mission’s goal is to understand and clarify thaw impact on the quantities of greenhouse gases emitted in the Arctic

The historical record of 32° C in southern Alaska in early July 2019 exposed permafrost (permanently frozen ground) to an unprecedented temperature rise. The surface layer of these soils is thawing more and more deeply. ...

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