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Environmental Science

How Permafrost Thaw Reshapes Arctic Infrastructure and Ecosystems

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Permafrost stores nearly twice as much carbon as the atmosphere holds today, making its thaw a potential amplifier of global warming.

Why this is interesting

Imagine the ground beneath your feet turning to mush, releasing ancient gases—this is what happens when Arctic permafrost thaws. How would that change the landscape and everything built on it?