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Scientists from the Toolik Research Station examine a thermokarst on Alaska’s North Slope. A thermokarst is a place where the permafrost has melted away, causing severe erosion.
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- Alaska
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- Erosion
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- nature
- North
- on assignment
- people
- Permafrost
- Research
- Researcher
- Scientist
- Slope
- station
- Thermokarst
- Toolic
- wildlife
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