permafrost
land that is permanently frozen below the surface
TRANSLATION
permafrost = der Dauerfrostboden permafrost = Boden, der das ganze Jahr hindurch gefroren ist --- GOOGLE INDEX permafrost: approximately 5,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Scientists have found that the animals are speeding-up the release of greenhouse gases from the PERMAFROST - a vast, frozen store of carbon.
(BBC News)
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The pipeline, they argued, threatened local wildlife, would damage fragile PERMAFROST, and failed to account for Alaska’s frequent earthquakes.
(Time magazine)
(BBC News)
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The pipeline, they argued, threatened local wildlife, would damage fragile PERMAFROST, and failed to account for Alaska’s frequent earthquakes.
(Time magazine)
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permafrost
noun
- an area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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The term permafrost is a blend of permanent and frost and describes frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is colder than zero degrees Celsius.
Permafrost underlies about 20 percent of the land in the Northern Hemisphere and is widespread within the Arctic Ocean’s vast continental shelves and in parts of Antarctica. Most of the world’s permafrost has been frozen for millennia and can be up to 5,000 feet thick.
In addition to occurring in cold landscapes of the higher latitudes, permafrost is found at high elevations in the lower latitudes. Known as alpine or mountain permafrost, it exists all over the world, including on the Tibetan Plateau, in the Rocky Mountains of North America, and in the Andes in South America.
(adapted from National Geographic magazine)
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noun
- an area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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The term permafrost is a blend of permanent and frost and describes frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is colder than zero degrees Celsius.
Permafrost underlies about 20 percent of the land in the Northern Hemisphere and is widespread within the Arctic Ocean’s vast continental shelves and in parts of Antarctica. Most of the world’s permafrost has been frozen for millennia and can be up to 5,000 feet thick.
In addition to occurring in cold landscapes of the higher latitudes, permafrost is found at high elevations in the lower latitudes. Known as alpine or mountain permafrost, it exists all over the world, including on the Tibetan Plateau, in the Rocky Mountains of North America, and in the Andes in South America.
(adapted from National Geographic magazine)
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Scientists have discovered fossils in permafrost in some parts of the world."
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Thanks to Ron for suggesting today's word!
