{
  "id": 3582322,
  "title": "Permafrost thaws worldwide as active layers deepen from 2000 to 2024",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/permafrost-thaws-worldwide-as-active-layers-deepen-from-2000-to-2024",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T19:40:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-permafrost-worldwide-layers-deepen.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An international study led by researchers at the George Washington University indicates clear global evidence that permafrost is thawing across much of the planet. Using more than two decades of field observations from 156 monitoring sites across the Arctic, Antarctic and high-mountain regions, the study found increases in the thickness of the active layer, the uppermost layer above permafrost…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}