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Parts of this region, 2,000 feet layer depth of the permafrost. but whether you come down to central and southern alaska, there's a discontinuous section. we had about 750 large wildfires across alaska. notice the large majority of them right there in that discontinuous zone. so now you're making it darker, absorbing more of the sun's energy and releasing the methane. >> one thing feeds into the other, accelerates the process. and that's where we're at right now. >> absolutely. >> thanks, pedram. we have one more note on the environment and the incredible amount of garbage and the impact on ...