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Resource May 9, 2019

Meet the Journalist: Anna Filipova

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The Effects of ​Melting Permafrost in Greenland

Permafrost in Greenland is melting rapidly. The soil is collapsing and affecting the infrastructure...

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Many of the residents in Qaanaaq live in permafrost areas, and their homes are built on frozen ground. As the permafrost thaws, the ground becomes weaker and less able to support these structures, and it becomes dangerous to live inside. In parts of North Greenland, coastlines and soil are being eroded as storms batter the land and the permafrost crumbles. Image by Anna Filipova. Greenland, 2018.
Many of the residents in Qaanaaq live in permafrost areas, and their homes are built on frozen ground. As the permafrost thaws, the ground becomes weaker and less able to support these structures, and it becomes dangerous to live inside. In parts of North Greenland, coastlines and soil are being eroded as storms batter the land and the permafrost crumbles. Image by Anna Filipova. Greenland, 2018.

Qaanaaq, situated in North Greenland and the world's northernmost naturally inhabited town, has found itself among the first casualties in the battle against climate change.

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