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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

Managing heat from a data center built on permafrost requires specialized engineering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

"We gained access to exceptionally well-preserved mammoth tissues unearthed from the Siberian permafrost, which we hoped would still contain RNA molecules frozen in time," adds Emilio Mármol.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

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

The tundra had once been covered in a permanent layer of hard frozen soil, called permafrost.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown