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Arctic warming is causing a 60-fold increase in permafrost landslides

An aerial view of Sirnaresmi village after being hit by landslides at Cisolok district in Sukabumi, West Java province, Indonesia, January 2, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.  Antara Foto/M Agung Rajasa/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT.  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1A2508A4F0

Dr Antoni G. Lewkowicz explains how warmer summers are causing more landslides. Image: REUTERS

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