Between Noon & Science – "Permafrost degradation: a new risk?"

February 8, 2022, 12:30 p.m.

The Eureka Gallery invites you to join Philip DELINE, a professor and researcher at the USMB’s Environments, Dynamics, and Mountain Territories (EDYTEM) laboratory, for a discussion on “Permafrost Degradation: A New Risk?”, Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. at 150 Rue de la République, Carré Curial, in Chambéry.

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Permafrost refers to soil that remains frozen year-round. In high-altitude mountain regions, for example, it acts like cement within rock faces. How is global warming affecting permafrost at high altitudes? Should we expect new risks in the mountains?

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