Day: January 27, 2020💾

Map: Severence Hill Trail
Map: Shelving Rock Road and Dacy Clearing Road

Arctic permafrost now melting at levels not expected until 2090 | The Independent

Climate change: Arctic permafrost now melting at levels not expected until 2090 | The Independent

Permafrost hs begun thawing in the Canadian Arctic more than 70 years early because of climate change, according to new research.

A "series of anomalously warm summers” has dramatically accelerated melting rates at three sites despite average annual ground temperatures remaining low. Ponds and hillocks have formed as a result.

It had been thought that the permafrost - ground that remains frozen for at least two years - would remain until at least 2090.