University of Alberta – Eye on the Arctic

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Thawing permafrost in Canada’s Northwest Territories releasing acid that’s breaking down minerals: study

28 September 2018 Emily Blake, CBC News 2 Comments Arctic, climate change, Climate warming, environment, Geophysical Research Letters, Northwest Territories, NWT, Peel Plateau, Science, University of Alberta

Mineral weathering likely increasing carbon dioxide released into the air and water, says study. Rapidly thawing permafrost on the N.W.T.’s

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Researchers are asking for Northerners to call in any worm sightings along with photographs and locations where worms have been found. (iStock)

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Worm invasion in Canada’s Northwest has scientists concerned

19 March 2014 CBC News 0 Comments Northwest Territories, University of Alberta, Yukon

Researchers at the University of Alberta are tracking some invaders that have already crossed the Alberta border heading into the

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