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Increase in Rusting Rivers Are Creating a Toxic Environment for Alaskan Salmon
This winter, the latest Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed what many in Alaska are already seeing firsthand: the Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth, and the Last Frontier’s rivers are experiencing some of the most rapid, visible, and consequential change. As reported by both NPR and The New York Times , these changes are no longer subtle. Melting permafrost is altering river chemistry, increasing
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