Russia can benefit from climate change and permafrost melting, but this requires a comprehensive monitoring system, said Oleg Volkov, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Clean Arctic - Vostok -77 expedition.
"Comprehensive geotechnical monitoring of frozen soils will allow our country to benefit from climate change rather than suffer from it," Volkov said.
Scientists believe that due to global warming, Russian regions may soon face problems related to the destruction of structures and communications. Almost 65% of Russia's territory is occupied by permafrost. Therefore, the country needs a system that will make it possible to understand the dynamics of climate change in different regions of the North and the Far East.
Researchers are confident that Russia needs to adopt a law on permafrost, which involves the creation of a system of geotechnical observations of frozen soils throughout the country.
According to Volkov, a group of scientists to work on this system has formed over the course of three years of research. Among them are representatives of leading universities and research organizations. A new law in Russia, according to the researchers, should determine the agency that will oversee the creation of a monitoring system and include measures to support scientific work, sever-press.ru reports.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
