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  • Study: Fire hastens permafrost collapse in Arctic Alaska

    Dec 9, 2021 12:30 pm by Diana YatesResearch
    Permafrost degradation in northern Alaska. Photos by Christian Andresen, left, and Mark J. Lara

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    • Permafrost degradation in northern Alaska. Photos by Christian Andresen, left, and Mark J. Lara

    While climate change is the primary driver of permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaska, a new analysis of 70 years of data reveals that tundra fires are accelerating that decline.