An international team, including experts from Canadian universities, has published new research shedding light on the vulnerability of Arctic water networks to global warming, and the potentially far-reaching impacts on things like erosion. “We know that air temperatures in the High Arctic are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the planet. They refer to the subsurface ice wedges that form when the ground thaws, and melted water at the top seeps into cracks. Because the wedges occur at low spots, water naturally congreates thereEach year, additional water is added, meaning the wedges get bigger. Research for the paper was conducted on Axel Heiberg Island, an unpopulated landmass located in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago.

Source: CBC News September 20, 2023 20:02 UTC