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PERMAFROST MELTING 70 YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

Four terrifying things are happening in the Arctic right now.  The last four years have been the hottest ever recorded as global warming thaws and dries vast areas of tundra. With fires starting earlier spreading further north and burning more intensely. Wildfires are ravaging Alaska where last quantities of greenhouse gases are trapped in the ice. The have remained frozen for millennia. As hotter summers destabilize giant underground ice blocks, scientists say the permafrost is melting 70 years ahead of schedule. Far above average July temperature highs of 6C, the temperature in the Alert military base hit 21C. A heatwave has hit the most northerly inhabited spot on the planet. The starving bears are forced to roam farther afield to seek food as the Arctic sea ice they hunt on continues to shrink. Polar bears are travelling more than 1000km to Russian cities to look for food.