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Alaska's pristine rivers are turning a rusty orange even when seen from space, likely because of melting permafrost: study
At least 75 of Alaska's brooks and streams have been turning a dirty orange likely due to thawing permafrost, with some rivers so impacted that the discoloration can be seen via satellite ...
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Measuring permafrost thaw subsidence in agricultural fields in Alaska
Melissa Ward Jones discusses research focused on understanding the interactions of permafrost thaw and agriculture ...
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Coastal retreat in Alaska is accelerating because of compound climate impacts, researchers warn
More information: Roger Creel et al, Permafrost thaw subsidence, sea-level rise, and erosion are transforming Alaska's Arctic coastal zone, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024 ...
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While some in the natural world hibernate, northern soil microbes stay up all winter
Permafrost underlies the surface of one-quarter of the globe’s land and more than half of Alaska. That frozen ground would seem to stall microbes — especially in winter — but scientists have ...
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The Army’s permafrost test bed in Alaska set for significant upgrade
Alaska-based military units, he said, are “actually now doing leadership development programs in the tunnel, learning about permafrost and what it is and how that impacts their operations.
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Alaska’s Thaw Reveals—and Threatens—a Culture’s Artifacts
As one balmy day follows another, the permafrost is thawing almost everywhere. Matthew W. Chwastyk, NGM Staff. Sources: Alaska Heritage Resources Survey, Alaska Department of Natural Resources ...
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Pipeline Designs to Protect Permafrost
did you realize the Trans-Alaska people have put in a request to Secretary of the Interior Hickel to build a pipeline? The pipeline will be buried in a trench, mostly in permafrost.' And we ...