Thawing Arctic permafrost could release massive amounts of mercury

Indigenous groups who rely on hunting and fishing could be especially at risk.

By Yereth Rosen February 8, 2018
2022

First, there was the “carbon bomb.” Now add a mercury bomb to the scary risks posed by permafrost thaw.

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