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Engineering challenges of warming

Nature Climate Change volume 9, pages 807–808 (2019)Cite this article

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Observations reveal recent Arctic warming, but future societal impacts are poorly understood. Now research identifies potential abrupt thaw-driven soil moisture shifts, with consequences for northern development including more intense wildfires and rainfall.

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Fig. 1: Schematic of processes triggering Arctic regime shifts.

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