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
It stretches northward into desolate permafrost regions flush with “oil sands” that produce about nine times as much crude as Alaska.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
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
At last he found what he wanted: a firm rock deep-anchored in the permafrost He backed against it, tensing his legs and choosing his moment.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - High School
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