The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) has put into operation the northernmost permafrost monitoring post in Russia.
According to TASS, the post has been opened on Heiss Island in the Franz Josef Land. In addition, 19 more sites have been successfully launched in other parts of the Russian Arctic, all of which help monitor permafrost's reaction to climate change.
In total, the State Background System of background permafrost monitoring includes 140 posts throughout the country and covers 65% of its land.
“At the next stage, we will continue work in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Sakha-Yakutia, and will also open permafrost monitoring posts in the Far East, in Buryatia, and expect to launch the southernmost post in the Altai Republic,” AARI director Alexander Makarov told reporters.
According to him, the first scientific data from the monitoring system will be collected in the spring of 2024. The results will be publicly available and can be used by both scientists and business entities in the Arctic and Siberia.
Theodor Lisovoy, Editor in Chief of the European bureau, Rough&Polished
