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As permafrost laced with buried ice thaws, the ground collapses, forming craters or lakes. This story appears in the September 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Sergey Zimov, right ...

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At the same time, both countries have robust legislation in place that protects the glacial and periglacial ice, which includes permafrost, also known as frozen ground. These ice deposits are usually ...

The pipeline will be buried in a trench, mostly in permafrost.' And we looked at each other in sort of a manner of disbelief." — Art Lachenbruch, U.S. Geological Survey Art Lachenbruch was a ...

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Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Thawing permafrost in Alaska affects lake and pond dynamics, with variations depending on the region's geologic history. In areas untouched by glaciers, thawing ...