The 16th DACH Permafrost Conference was held from 21–24 January 2026 at the HVHS am Seddiner See near Potsdam, Germany. This international meeting serves as the central forum of the … Read more
Frozen Ground 48 is now available online and can be accessed through the IPA website (link). We warmly thank all contributors for their valuable efforts in making this issue possible. … Read more
The abstract submission process for the Third Asian Permafrost Conference (ACOP 2026), to be held in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, from June 28 to July 2, 2026, has now … Read more
As discussed at the 32nd IPA Council Meeting, two important items of IPA business will require attention in the coming months. IPA member countries are encouraged to inform their communities … Read more
The European permafrost monitoring COST Network, named PermaCOST (standing for COordinated and STandardized Monitoring of Permafrost Response to Climate Change), was launched in October 2025. The official kickoff meeting of the Management Committee … Read more
The new Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) Data Platform, together with the redesigned GTN-P website, has been officially launched. For new GTN-P Website, please visit https://www.gtn-p.org/ For new GTN-P … Read more
A recent Science news feature brought unprecedented visibility to saline permafrost, highlighting how buried salt layers across Arctic coastlines are thawing at subzero temperatures, deepening lakes, destabilizing coasts, and undermining … Read more
As discussed at the 32nd IPA Council Meeting, two important items of IPA business will require attention in the coming months. IPA member countries are encouraged to inform their communities … Read more
Over the past several months, the Permafrost–Mercury (PermHg) Action Group has made substantial progress toward completing a harmonized, open-access database of mercury (Hg) observations from permafrost-affected regions. We compiled 117,802 … Read more
Dr. Christopher Burn, Past-President of the IPA, was invited in November 2025 by the State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering (SKL-CSFSE), Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and … Read more