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Scientists race to study Alaska's swiftly thawing permafrost

Original: How to study a swiftly melting climate disaster Andrew Haverdink, a tall grad student in a rain bib and rubber boots, wr

Grad student Andrew Haverdink is drilling into the frozen soil of Alaska's Denali National Park, pulling up core samples from permafrost that is melting at an accelerating pace. The fieldwork is part of efforts to understand how thawing ground releases carbon and reshapes the landscape, with researchers racing to document a climate disaster unfolding in near-real time.

Why now: Permafrost thaw in Alaska is a visible and accelerating consequence of climate change, drawing attention to ongoing field research.

Andrew HaverdinkDenali National ParkAlaska

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• How to study a swiftly melting climate disaster Andrew Haverdink, a tall grad student in a rain bib and rubber boots, wrenched a double-handed drill from the frozen soil that underlies much of Alaska’s Denali National Park and then unclipped the hollow barrel from th…… · techwire@gamefan.net · 2

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