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permafrost

[pur-muh-frawst, -frost] / ˈpɜr məˌfrɔst, -ˌfrɒst /


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Although melting snow supplies much of this water, thawing permafrost is becoming increasingly important.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

It stretches northward into desolate permafrost regions flush with “oil sands” that produce about nine times as much crude as Alaska.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Canada and Russia, where large amounts of ice and permafrost are melting, are losing the most fresh water.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

As far back as 2003, the village of Pontresina spent millions on a protective dam to shore up the thawing permafrost in the mountain above.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

Her words were ordinary but her face was a Siberian permafrost.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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