ermafrost is a thermal condition—its formation, persistence, or disappear- ance is highly dependent on climate. Its distribution, temperature, and thickness respond to natural environmen- tal changes and anthropogenic distur- bances that cause an alteration to the ground thermal regime. Changes in air temperature and/or precipitation, or sur- face disturbances due to clearing of vege- tation, removal of insulating organic layer, forest fires, ri

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