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Permafrost

earth science Maturity 9-11

Some ground stays frozen for a long time.

Digging in permafrost.jpg
Digging in permafrost.jpg
It is very cold under the dirt. It stays frozen for years. This cold ground is in far places. It can even be under the sea. It helps keep the world cool. Do you like the cold?

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File:Vertical Temperature Profile in Permafrost (English Text).jpg
Vertical Temperature Profile in...
File:Digging in permafrost.jpg
Digging in permafrost.jpg
File:Sayedi 2020 post LGM permafrost.jpg
Sayedi 2020 post LGM permafrost.jpg
File:Coulombe 2019 ground ice diagram.png
Coulombe 2019 ground ice diagram.png
File:Permafrost - Massive buried ice (blue).png
Permafrost - Massive buried ice (blue).png
File:Massive ice - retrogressive thaw slump - Herschel Island.png
Massive ice - retrogressive thaw slump -...
File:Peat Plateau Complex.jpg
Peat Plateau Complex.jpg
File:Storflaket.JPG
Storflaket.JPG
File:Beaufort Permafrost2.JPG
Beaufort Permafrost2.JPG
File:Hugelius 2020 peatland projections.jpg
Hugelius 2020 peatland projections.jpg
File:Fig 1.2.15 Schematic showing feedback processes related to land and subsea permafrost..png
Fig 1.2.15 Schematic showing feedback...
File:Permafrost thaw ponds in Hudson Bay Canada near Greenland.jpg
Permafrost thaw ponds in Hudson Bay...

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