(CNN) — Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals released by thawing permafrost, according to a new study.

Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals released by thawing permafrost, according to a new study.

For the first time, scientists from across North America have formed a clear picture of Alaska's 'rusting' rivers and streams, tracking 75 areas in the remote Brooks Range that are flushed with ...

An orange tributary of Alaska's Kugororuk River Josh Koch, U.S. Geological Survey Some of the water samples had a pH of 2.3, compared to an average pH of 8 for rivers, which means the impacted ...

Alaska's Rivers Are Turning Orange and No One Knows Why Published Dec 21, 2023 at 11:17 AM EST Updated Dec 21, 2023 at 12:02 PM EST . By . Khaleda ...

In the district court, the state argued that the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act doesn’t permit the federal ...

Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals released by thawing permafrost ...

Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals released by thawing permafrost, according to a new study.

Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals released by thawing permafrost, according to a new study.