This dramatic photograph captures Dawes Glacier in Tongass National Forest, Alaska, calving from its 200-foot-high face. The blue coloration is from highly compressed ice crystals. “The Arctic is warming at a rate twice as fast as the rest of the planet,” writes EFL reporter Lorraine Chow for Salon. “Not only that, frozen Arctic soil—or permafrost—is … Continue reading The Climate Crisis: 5 Key Reads From Earth | Food | Life