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Thawing permafrost and how USGS is studying this carbon-rich soil in Alaska

By Communications and Publishing

July 19, 2022

Permafrost, as its name implies, should be permanently frozen soil; however, that’s no longer the case. USGS researchers are looking into how these carbon-rich storage systems in northern regions, like Alaska, are changing, and what those changes mean for the rest of the world.

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