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The permafrost that shifted toppled a fuel tank and flooded a river
A fuel tank toppled as Arctic permafrost shifted in 2020-how did centuries-old ice and modern infrastructure fail together?
The permafrost that shifted toppled a fuel tank and flooded a river
In this episode, we lay out the chain of events across 2020 that connected a sudden Arctic ice collapse with permafrost failure and a major diesel spill. We trace the moments, measurements, and policy gaps that framed those incidents and ask which pressures built up to produce such rapid breakdowns.
Date: July 30-31, 2020
Location: Milne Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Event: Collapse of a…
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