Shallow Arctic Lakes (IMAGE)

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Shallow Arctic Lakes

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Shallow lakes on the Coastal Plain of Alaska. New research finds permafrost below shallow lakes such as these is thawing as a result of changing winter climate.

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Christopher Arp, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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