The Siberian Snowman: A 14-Mile Line of Arctic Lakes From Space

NASA’s Earth Observatory spotlights a surreal 22-kilometer chain of five pale-blue thermokarst lakes near Billings on Russia’s Chukchi Peninsula. The pattern isn’t surface snow but underground ice wedges melting in summer, causing the ground to slump into a line that winds and waves slowly align end-to-end. From orbit you can see this dramatic natural sculpture and its scale—about 14 miles long, far longer than any real snowman. We unpack how permafrost and wind shape landscapes, the history of Arctic exploration with Commodore Joseph Billings and the Chukchi people, and what this teaches us about recognizing patterns and innovating with nature.

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