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: every year, roughly 15 meters of the riverbanks crumble away. In addition, the carbon stored in the permafrost could worsen the greenhouse effect.
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Source: Phys.org