The region of Yakutia in Siberia makes up approximately 20 percent of the area of Russia. It includes land within the Arctic Circle, along with a penchant for extremely cold temperatures in the winters. But even a space like this is not immune to the effects of climate change — and those effects are proving to be seismic for the numerous people who live there.

A new report from The New York Times details the effects of the thawing permafrost in vivid detail. Through interviews with residents, striking photographs and an analytical approach to science, the article powerfully demonstrates the ravages of climate change.

The effects of the thaw are numerous: villages have been flooded repeatedly, infrastructure has…