Russia's remote permafrost thaws, threatening homes and infrastructure

CHURAPCHA, Russia (Reuters) - The old airport in the Siberian settlement of Churapcha has been unusable for years, its runway transformed into a swampy field of puffed-up mounds and reliefs.

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