{
  "id": 9290725,
  "title": "4 million lakes in ‘Lost Lakes’ map offer clues to Arctic permafrost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/4-million-lakes-in-lost-lakes-map-offer-clues-to-arctic-permafrost",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T06:41:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/4-million-lakes-in-lost-lakes-map-offer-clues-to-arctic-permafrost/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Arctic is dotted with millions of lakes that sit on persistently frozen soil called permafrost. These lakes are crucial for the region’s wildlife and local communities. However, as temperatures rise, the permafrost thaws, which causes new lakes to form or existing lakes to abruptly disappear as lake water drains away through newly created channels. […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}