permafrost

About this tag
The permafrost tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about extreme cold environments, including Siberia's rising temperatures and their impact on permafrost, as well as topics like mammoth tusks preserved in permafrost and space suit testing in Antarctic conditions. These threads explore climate effects, fossil preservation, and scientific research in frozen regions.

  1. VIDEO Why are temperatures reaching above 30 degrees in Siberia?

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    • arctic amplification extreme weather permafrost siberia heatwave
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  2. NASA tests Mars space suit in Argentine Antarctica

    A NASA team has tested a space suit in a setting with extreme conditions akin to some of those found on Mars -- an Argentine base in Antarctica -- for possible use on a visit to the Red Planet. The NDX-1 space suit, designed by Argentine aerospace engineer Pablo de Leon, endured frigid...
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    • aerospace antarctica astronaut climate engineering environmental science extreme conditions mars mars exploration nasa pablo de leon permafrost planetary exploration prototype research robotic missions sample collection space suit spacewalks technology
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  3. Court confiscates 3 tons of mammoth tusks

    Link Removed due to 404 Error ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian authorities have confiscated three tonnes of mammoth tusks from a criminal gang which tried to smuggle them out of the country. The court office of the northern city of St. Petersburg said on Thursday that it had...
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    • archaeology biodiversity confiscation conservation court criminal extinction fossils gang heritage illegal trade mammoth permafrost russia siberia smuggling st petersburg tusks wildlife yakutia
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler