A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse
With no tall trees reaching to the sky, Alaska's North Slope tundra can look desolate—especially to outsiders from the Lower 48 who are used to in-your-face greenery.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 25, 2026 at 9:15 AM ET
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A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
A jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse(opens original report in a new tab)Alaska's North Slope tundra may look desolate, but crouch down and you'll see a lush jungle — ABC News
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