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Russia's Lena River Delta
During the short summer of Russia's Far North, the Lena River Delta thaws and becomes an ecological haven. Scientists are interested in the area because changes in the freshwater runoff as well as the depth of the delta's permafrost are indicators of Arctic climate change.
Lena River Delta, Russia
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Credit: NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
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