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Melting Permafrost

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The permafrost that covers the peninsula has been there for hundreds of thousands of years. But with the threat of climate change looming, it is possible the permafrost could one day disappear. Realizing this was a possibility, a group of Russian scientists were dispatched to study the soil on the Gydan Peninsula. The first team to set foot in the area in over 25 years.

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