Defrosting the world's freezer—thawing permafrost
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 08:22
in Earth & Climate
Snowy peaks rise up in one direction; boggy tundra spreads across the other. Fuzzy heads of long-stemmed plants sway in the wind, interspersed with bog blueberries. This is Alaska's Eight Mile Lake, where the nearest town has a population of just over a thousand people.