Arctic ice pimple (IMAGE)

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Arctic ice pimple

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A permafrost-created a pingo or “ice pimple” in the North Slope of Alaska. Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories have been using a fiber optic cable to study permafrost in the Arctic seafloor to improve the understanding of global climate change.

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Photo courtesy Sandia National Laboratories

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