Liljedahl Cracks Due to Degradingicewedges Prudhoebay (IMAGE)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Liljedahl Cracks Due to Degradingicewedges Prudhoebay

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Water pools in recently formed depressions near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, caused by the thawing of ice-rich permafrost in ice-wedge polygon tundra. A new online scientific resource will help researchers and the public learn more about changes to Arctic permafrost.

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