Environment | A considerable part of the palsa swamps of Upper Lapland has disappeared due to climate change
[ad_1] Pals are peat mounds in permafrost with an icy core. When the average temperature rises, the ice inside the mounds melts and the mounds collapse. No new mounds are formed. Third Compared to the situation in the 1990s, the number of palsas in the conservation and wilderness areas of Upper Lapland has disappeared, says … Read more