COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Is There A Ticking Time Bomb Under The Arctic?
Description: For the first time in centuries, the Arctic permafrost is beginning to change - rapidly. It's warming up. Some places are softening like a stick of butter left out on the kitchen counter. The consequences of this warming could have ripple effects around the world. Back in the 1960s, the Army dug a tunnel in Alaska so they could study the permafrost, which covers about a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere. Learn more about it in this news article. [Source: National Public Radio]
URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/01/24/575220206/is-there-a-ticking-time-bomb-under-the-arctic
Availability: Full Text
Source: National Public Radio
Publish Date: 1/24/2018
Reading Level: Basic
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