The Fægri award is given to the writer of the best text published in Naturen that year.
The jury writes:
"Frans-Jan Parmentier communicates in a great way what permafrost is, and discusses the impacts the possible thawing of permafrost might have on the climate. The article gives the reader an interesting and useful overview, and teaches us something new. His writing is good and easy to understand, and thus invites the reader into the secrets of the permafrost."