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Collapsing permafrost thaw field

photo by Chris Linder

Sobering news for the North

Collapsing permafrost thaw field

Science columnist Torah Kachur says new research indicates the Canadian North is not as effective a carbon sink as once thought.

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Reggie Tuluk, Permafrost Pathways Tribal Liaison for the Native Village of Cev’aq, downloading data from a temperature sensor. Photo by Tiffany Windholz / Woodwell Climate Research Center
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A home in Point Lay, Alaska that is affected by thawing permafrost
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