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Permafrost Is Still Melting — And Rain Might Make It Worse In Some Areas : Goats and Soda – NPR
Spoiler alert: It’s still melting. A new study looks at the impact of rising rainfall. Meanwhile, scientists are more concerned about environmental threats than defrosting pathogens.
The Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility, dug in the mid-1960s in Fairbanks, Alaska, allows scientists a three-dimensional look at frozen ground.
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In 2018, we reported on concerns that zombie pathogens ancient bacteria and viruses that could potentially rise from the dead and threaten humans if the layers of frozen permafrost where they’re buried thaw as the Earth warms. The consensus among the scientists interviewed was: It’s unlikely although there was one tantalizing anecdo…
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