Permafrost in Alaska (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Permafrost in Alaska

Caption

This is thawing permafrost on the North Slope along the Sagavanirktok River near Deadhorse, Alaska.

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Courtesy of Kevin Schaefer of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder

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