permafrost
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A new study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of what happens as Arctic permafrost thaws.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Those who think history is by its nature a sort of settled permafrost will be surprised to see how the discipline has changed over the past half century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Canada and Russia, where large amounts of ice and permafrost are melting, are losing the most fresh water.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
As far back as 2003, the village of Pontresina spent millions on a protective dam to shore up the thawing permafrost in the mountain above.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025
Because the frozen permafrost was just a half meter beneath the active layer of soil, all the water on the tundra stayed near the surface.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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