Large slabs of permafrost sliding down a hillside in Northern Canada

Climate Change Drives New Type of Large Permafrost Landslides in Northern Canada

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This report highlights a new phenomenon where climate change is causing large slabs of permafrost, some the size of houses, to slide down hillsides in Northern Canada. This development illustrates a previously unobserved impact of warming temperatures on permafrost stability in the region.

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