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‘Nature doesn’t trust us any more’: Arctic heatwave stokes permafrost thaw

July 15, 2020 cc admin

Record permafrost temperatures are transforming the Arctic, especially for indigenous peoples, whose hunting livelihoods are at risk as ground melts

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