Warming threatens some iconic permafrost landscape features
Pingos are important tundra landscape features, while the collapse of ice-wedge polygons could exacerbate environmental problems.
October 21, 2020
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Pingos, the icy mounds that are iconic features of the permafrost landscapes, are at risk from climate warming, according to a new study by scientists in Finland, Germany and Alaska.
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