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The Drunken Forest, black spruce near the Arctic tree line. These trees aretipping because the underlying permafrost is melting and refreezing throughoutthe seasons. During melt periods, the trees tip over.
Photographer
Dr. John Cloud
Display Date
2010 September
Location
Canada, Northwest Territories
Collection
America's Coastlines
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA Central Library