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Permafrost at the Alaska Peatland Experiment site near Fairbanks, Alas

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Snow blankets vulnerable permafrost at the Alaska Peatland Experiment site near Fairbanks, Alaska. A new study has found liquid water in frozen soils may be a significant driver for advancing permafrost thaw, controlling cold-season carbon emissions, and enhancing the microbial release of carbon prior to permafrost collapse. 

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