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Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences

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As the Arctic warms, its mighty rivers are changing in ways that could have vast consequences not only for the Arctic region but for the world. As rain and snow fall, rivers transport freshwater runoff along with dissolved organic and particulate materials, including carbon. With permafrost thaw, those regions will also see more water coming into rivers from the surface.

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Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences

Water from the Mackenzie River, seen from a satellite, carries silt and nutrients from land to the Arctic Ocean. Jesse Allen/NASA Earth ObservatoryAs the Arctic warms, its mighty rivers are changing in ways that could have vast consequences – not only for the Arctic region but for the world. Rivers represent the land branch of the earth’s hydrological cycle. As rain and snow fall, rivers transport freshwater runoff along with dissolved organic a…

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