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Permafrost thaws and can result in unstable ground conditions. This can lead to collapsing industrial plants and environmental toxins leaking into vulnerable nature.

Smelting av is i permafrostområder fører til raske endringer i landskapet – termokarst. Det kan igjen bety raskere tining av permafrosten.

Satellite data from IceSat (NASA) provide new knowledge about the glaciers of the world's highest mountains. Findings in a paper published in Nature shows that Himalayan glaciers does not melt faster than other ice glaciers.