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In northern Russia there was damage to railway lines, airport runways, and oil and gas pipelines due to non existent permafrost. Open pit mine walls weakened and lead to the release of contaminants from mine tailing disposal facilities into the groundwater. Many shallow streams, ponds, lakes and wetlands in the Arctic held water because of surrounding permafrost. Loss of permafrost resulted in these waters bodies disappearing as water drained into the ground.

The sun feels “stronger, stinging, sharp”. Sunburns and strange skin rashes, never experienced before, are becoming common

Increased UV levels are likely to affect many living things in the Arctic. In humans, excess levels are known to cause skin cancer, sunburn, cataracts, cornea damage, and immune system suppression. Ultraviolet radiation is also known to cause or accelerate damage to a number of materials used in the region’s infrastructure. There are also likely to be wide-ranging impacts on natural ecosystems.

Global warming caused the air in the stratosphere to circulate too fast. The Ozone above the tropics never full healed from the 1980s and the middle latitudes have over healed. This is slowly causing Ozone to accumulate in the lower atmosphere. Ozone has no color, no taste, and not much odor. It may sound harmless, but it has the ability to irritate your lungs or break down your lung tissues. Ground-level ozone can also damage the leaves of plants and trees. Some plants affected include soybeans, clover, onions, spinach, alfalfa, and milkweed. Trees such as lilac, aspen, ash, and white pine are also injured by ground-level ozone. Ground-level ozone can cause the leaves to fall off these plants, prevent the plants from growing very big, or even cause the plants to die. Then the humans, animals, and insects - like the monarch butterfly that depend on these plants may not have as much food or shelter.

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