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Alaska's rivers are turning bright orange and as acidic as vinegar as toxic metal escapes from melting permafrost (www.livescience.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Permafrost no more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

@[email protected] Thoughts...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Exactly what's said in the article. It's more of a thing way north of me thst primarily affects the Arctic circle region and anything stemming from it. It's apparently not a new thing, but it's also becoming rather more frequent.