It was launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and 6 countries — Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States. The CCAC aims to catalyze rapid reductions in short-lived climate pollutants to protect human health, agriculture and the environment. Short-lived climate pollutants are powerful climate forcers that remain in the atmosphere …
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Permafrost, defined as ground that stays below freezing for at least two consecutive years. The permafrost inside has been frozen for tens of thousands of years. A historic feature are the fossil bones from mammoths and bison protruding from the tunnel walls. Impact: Changing pathways of ground and surface water, Interruptions of regional transportation, and …
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