Lena Delta (IMAGE)

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

Lena Delta

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The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on the planet. As a result, permafrost that is thousands of years old is now being lost to erosion. As measurements gathered on the Lena River by AWI experts show, the scale of erosion is alarming.

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© AWI / Thomas Opel

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