Thawing Permafrost in the Arctic

Guess what! Underneath the snow, there's something called permafrost. Can you tell me what it is?

• Perennially frozen soil

• Melting glaciers

• Permanent ice caps

• Frozen water on the surface

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Guess what happens when the ancient permafrost in Siberia decides to thaw out?

• It releases carbon dioxide and methane, like Earth's natural burp!

• It causes heavy rainfall, as if the sky is crying!

• It forms ice wedges, like nature's own art project!

• It creates new lakes, as if Earth is playing with watercolors!

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Guess what happens when the permafrost decides to thaw? It's a chilly mystery!

• Formation of new mountains

• Stabilization of the ground

• Sinking and cracking of the ground

• Expansion of forests

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🔍 Mystery Alert! 🕵️‍♂️ What's causing the grand lakes of the Arctic to vanish into thin air? 🧊💧

• Glacial melting

• Human intervention

• Thawing of permafrost

• Increased precipitation

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🌍🔥 What happens to Indigenous communities when permafrost thaws out? Let's explore! 🧊➡️💧

• Improved water quality

• Decreased water availability

• Enhanced agricultural productivity

• Increased wildlife population

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Guess what's making the Arctic hillsides go all wobbly? 🤔

• Tectonic plate movements

• Heavy snowfall

• Thawing of buried glacial ice

• Volcanic eruptions

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Guess what's behind the mysterious geometric patterns and ever-changing landscapes in the Arctic?

• Volcanic activity

• Melting glaciers

• Thawing permafrost

• Tidal waves

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Guess what's speeding up the melting of those giant ice wedges in the Arctic? It's quite surprising!

• Droughts

• Snowstorms

• Heavy fog

• Wildfires

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🌍🔥 Dive into the Arctic mystery! What happens when the ice-rich permafrost plateaus start to degrade? 🧊➡️🌱

• Decreased carbon losses

• Reduced methane production

• Hastened decomposition of buried permafrost carbon

• Enhanced vegetation growth

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Ready for a chilly challenge? Guess how much permafrost degradation could ramp up carbon losses by century's end!

• 2-fold increase

• 6-fold increase

• 12-fold increase

• 10-fold increase

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