🌱 How melting permafrost is turning the Koyukuk River watershed orange

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• How melting permafrost is turning the Koyukuk River watershed orange

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 73 and low of 44 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with plenty of sun, temps: high: 62, low: 36.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 42 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Scientists Confirm That Melting Permafrost Colors Alaskan Rivers Orange (nationalparkstraveler.org) — Rust-colored contamination is now affecting the Koyukuk River watershed, as scientists confirm that melting permafrost is releasing pyrite and iron-eating microbes that turn remote Alaskan rivers orange and metal-laden. Researchers warn this “rusting” can harm fish, insects, and water quality in and around the Brooks Range, with impacts likely to grow as Arctic warming accelerates.
   

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