permafrost
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Ground Temperatures Hit 48 Degrees in the Arctic Circle
Newly published satellite imagery shows the ground temperature in at least one location in Siberia topped 48 degrees Celsius going into the year’s longest day. It’s hot Siberia Earth summer, and it certainly won’t be the last.
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Methane Has Never Risen This Fast in the Atmosphere
There’s more methane in the atmosphere than any other time since record keeping began — and levels really spiked last year, despite the fact that we were all inside for most of the time.
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Everything Is Extremely Normal and Totally Fine
The tundra is exploding in Siberia. Again.
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New Footage Shows Just How Alarmingly Fast An Arctic Island Is Crumbling Into The Sea
As temperatures skyrocket at the top of the world, coastlines are thawing and disintegrating into the ocean. While we think of this as a gradual process, a new drone survey of a portion of Herschel Island in the Canadian Arctic shows just how quickly once-frozen coasts can be erased.