It’s part of a multi-year study along the Yukon River, near the communities of Beaver, Huslia, ... they're actually frozen and stored in the permafrost,” Smith said.

Frozen ice, a long-term threat to Earth. Past research has revealed that the Arctic permafrost likely contains about 1,656,000 metric tons of mercury, twice the amount in the rest of Earth’s ...

A view of the Yukon River in the Yukon. New research is warning of significant stores of mercury in the river’s banks that could be released into the environment as permafrost thaws.

A 2022 drone image of the Yukon River and its floodplain downstream from Beaver, Alaska. The river has accumulations of sediments, which harbor the toxic metal mercury.

A new study is warning about significant stores of mercury that could be released into the environment as permafrost thaws.The mercury is stored in sediment along the Yukon River's banks, and as the ...

And that's a serious concern for people who live in West Dawson, across the Yukon River from the main town site in Dawson City, Yukon. There's no easy way across the river Saturday, May 31, 2025 ...

A new study is warning about significant stores of mercury that could be released into the environment as permafrost thaws.The mercury is stored in sediment along the Yukon River's banks, and as the ...