‚Erstaunlich:‘ Alaska -Forscher machen alarmierende Entdeckungen in arktischen Flüssen
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/pristine-arctic-rivers-orange-scientists-worried-21039210.php
‚Erstaunlich:‘ Alaska -Forscher machen alarmierende Entdeckungen in arktischen Flüssen
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/pristine-arctic-rivers-orange-scientists-worried-21039210.php
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TLDR: According to the research paper, authors believe that permafrost — [soil](https://nsidc.org/learn/parts-cryosphere/frozen-ground-permafrost), rock or sediment that’s been frozen for at least two years — is thawing, exposing sulfide minerals and delivering iron and other potentially toxic metals to the remote Alaskan wilderness.
The rivers turning orange from iron in the permafrost melt is visible on Google maps in Alaska and Northern Canada.
It’s just orange kool aid nothing to worry about. Drink up!
This is the kind of discovery that is huge and essential, but is the kind that would also be one that I would hope to never have to make as a scientist in that field of study. It’s also not an easy discovery to publish, what with how polarized this topic is. Kudos to them for their hard work and courage and perseverance. These kinds of alarms need to be rung, even if we wish we didn’t have to hear them