April 27, 2025
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Patching it Together

Patching it Together
Permafrost geologist Joseph Levy calls the salty tale of water formation on the floor of the McMurdo Dry Valleys the story of how Antarctica got its spots. He and colleagues discovered that the salty soils in Antarctica’s largest ice-free region can draw moisture out of the atmosphere to create wet patches of ground.

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