Synonyms for permafrost
ˈpɜr məˌfrɔst, -ˌfrɒstper·mafrost

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1. permafrostnoun

   ground that is permanently frozen

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1. Laura Carstensen:

   Unfortunately the recruitment practices of too many businesses still remain trapped in permafrost and that's holding back women and ultimately the companies themselves, the recruitment process to the boards of Britain's top companies remains shadowy and opaque and is acting as a barrier to unleashing female talent.

2. Birgitta Evengård:

   You must remember our immune defense has been developed in close contact with microbiological surroundings, if there is a virus hidden in the permafrost that we have not been in contact with for thousands of years, it might be that our immune defense is not sufficient.

3. Evgeny Chuvilin:

   Permafrost degradation is a slow process. We're usually talking about centimeters per year. This here is more than merely degradation, it's also a qualitative change. So, I would say that yes, it is unexpected to see, hypotheses had been voiced in the literature concerning the possibility of such processes, but this is the first time they have been directly observed.

4. Albert Protopopov:

   The number of discoveries is growing because of the thaw of the permafrost.

5. Michelle McCrystall:

   Things that happen in the Arctic don't specifically stay in the Arctic, the fact that there could be an increase in emissions from permafrost thaw or an increase in global sea level rise, it is a global problem, and it needs a global answer.