Resource Type
Video
Region
Arctic
Completion Time
Less than 1 period
Grade
All Aged
Permission
Download and Share
Topic
General Physical Science
General Earth Science
Earth Science
Physical Science
Matter
Climate Change
Environmental Studies
Water Cycle, Weather, and Climate
Polar Science
General Environmental Studies
General Polar Science
Snow and Ice Science
Geography
Paleoscience
Climate Change

View sequential still images of thermokarst (thawed permafrost) at Horn Lake in northern Alaska during the summer of 2010. The video was made by researchers studying the responses of Arctic landscapes to permafrost degradation.


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