What happens when the permafrost melts?

Anthrax broke out in Russia this summer, but why? Because the permafrost in Siberia is melting. At the same time, people in Nord-Troms fear a tsunami and enormous devastation when the permafrost on Nordnesfjellet mountain melts and the mountain cracks. Read more on siu.no

Nordnesfjellet mountain in K?fjord in Troms: a 15-metre-high tsunami will wash over Lyngseidet on the other side of the fjord, according to grim predictions, if the mountain collapses. (Photo: ?rjan Bertelsen/NVE)

Published Nov. 2, 2016 12:17 PM - Last modified Nov. 2, 2016 12:18 PM