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Shallow landslides produced by warm and sunny weather on Ellesmere Island, Canada.  The seasonally thawed layer breaks away from the permafrost underneath due to rapid thawing of ice lenses in the soil.  Dots next to the landslides are musk-oxen. Credit: Antoni Lewkowicz

Shallow landslides produced by warm and sunny weather on Ellesmere Island, Canada. The seasonally thawed layer breaks away from the permafrost underneath due to rapid thawing of ice lenses in the soil. Dots next to the landslides are musk-oxen. Credit: Antoni Lewkowicz

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