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Showing posts with label Permafrost. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Permafrost. Show all posts

Svalbard 40m permafrost temperatures, 1998-2018

Svalbard 40m permafrost temperatures, 1998-2018. Note the consistency:


Changes in permafrost temperatures in multiple locations

Changes in 20m depth permafrost temperatures from multiple locations in the Arctic over a 40+ year period, showing permafrost thaw:


Source: NOAA

Permafrost warming on Svalbard, Norway

A record from 3 boreholes on Svalbard, Norway, showing permafrost temperatures versus depth from 1999-2016. From the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Sorry for the poor quality image....


Permafrost Thawing Data

Average depth of the annual permafrost thaw in northern Canada. Not the longest record in the world:


Another, slightly longer, record from Alaska showing the number of days permafrost is above freezing: