permafrost
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It also protected what's known as the periglacial environment, which includes things like permafrost - water trapped in frozen soil.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 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
These RNA sequences are the oldest ever recovered and come from mammoth tissue preserved in the Siberian permafrost for nearly 40,000 years.
From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 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
Her words were ordinary but her face was a Siberian permafrost.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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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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