Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic, with consequences for humanity

+ fastest inflation surge in 40 years US Edition - Today's top story: Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms [View in browser]( US Edition | 12 April 2022 [The Conversation]( Hidden beneath the Arctic surface, worrying changes are underway as the ground warms and long-frozen soil comes to life. Ecologist Mark Lara has spent years studying these permafrost landscapes. In a new article, he takes you into a world where giant lakes disappear in a matter of days and vast fields sink into miles of polygon shapes. These landscape changes are manifestations of greater [transformations happening below the surface]( – ones that hold consequences for humanity. 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