New technique maps large-scale impacts of fire-induced permafrost thaw in Alaska

Boca Raton FL (SPX) Feb 15, 2023

About 40 percent of interior Alaska is underlain by ice-rich permafrost – permanently frozen grounds made up of soil, gravel and sand – bound together by ice. Certain conditions, such as climate warming, have intensified tundra wildfires which have profound implications for permafrost thaw.

Surface vegetation plays a dominant role in protecting permafrost from summer warmth, so any alterat
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