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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Melting Permafrost Produces Thermokarst Flow

Thermokarst is a form of topography produced by the melting of permafrost. Watch as a thick stream of mud and grass oozes like lava down a sweeping mountain landscape (an effect of thawing permafrost documented in the region).
2 minute video:
https://youtu.be/FPRTN_r9IyM
Note: Please consider sharing this with your circle of friends. This dramatic out picturing of the effects of global warming is noteworthy. 

Related 3 minute video:
https://youtu.be/CVKsZhrsAec

Read:
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/09/permafrost-thaw-landslide-tibet-video-spd/

https://samslair.blogspot.com/2018/08/permafrost-melt-yields-methane-which.html?m=1