COSEE Ocean Systems: News
New permafrost is forming around shrinking Arctic lakes, but will it last?
Description: Researchers more used to measuring thawing permafrost than its expansion, have made a surprising discovery. There is new permafrost forming around Twelvemile Lake in the interior of Alaska. But they have also quickly concluded that, given the current rate of climate change, it won't last beyond the end of this century. [Source: McGill University]
URL: http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/new-permafrost-forming-around-shrinking-arctic-lakes-237010
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Source: McGill University
Publish Date: 6/10/2014
Reading Level: Basic
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