Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
permafrost
Dutch translation:
Permafrost
English term
permafrost
ecent warming has degraded large sections of permafrost, with pockets of soil collapsing as the ice within it melts. The results include buckled highways, destabilized houses, and "drunken forests" of trees that lean at wild angles. (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
The different climatic conditions determinate the cryogenic asymmetry of the Antarctic Peninsula with respect the continuous permafrost on north-east side and the discontinuous permafrost on the west sector. (tierradelfuego.gov.ar)
Understanding permafrost is not only important to civil engineering and architecture, it is also a crucial part of studying global change and protecting the environment in cold regions. (The National Snow and Ice Data Center)
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Proposed translations
Permafrost
Ook in de Alpen, waar bergtoppen door de permafrost al duizenden jaren een geheel vormen, is het verschijnsel waarneembaar. (De Standaard)
| permafrost (letterlijk "altijd vorst") is een Zweeds woord dat net als ombudsman in vele talen is overgenomen. Het is moeilijk te vertalen en er lijkt geen enkel bezwaar tegen het in het Nederlands te gebruiken. Dat gebeurt trouwens al tientallen jaren. Eddy van der Maarel |
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