#RA-2897Read AloudCore & AcademicHard
Permafrost
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Prep: 30-40 Seconds
Permafrost is ground that is frozen year round. In the Arctic, ice rich permafrost soils can be up to 260 feet thick. Due to human caused warming of the atmosphere from greenhouse gas emissions, a steady thawing of the permafrost is currently taking place where the upper layer of seasonally thawed soil is gradually getting thicker and reaching deeper into the ground.
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