Twelvemile Lake (IMAGE)

McGill University

Twelvemile Lake

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New permafrost is forming around Twelvemile Lake in Alaska, but researchers have concluded that this permafrost will have disappeared by the end of the century due to continued climate change.

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Martin Briggs, US Geological Survey

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