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I mean, they're probably destroying a lot of Siberian ice to do this, so it might even have the same ecological impact as something like mining, I think
Yeah. Permafrost has a lot of carbon stored in it. The more digging humans do, the more is released into the atmosphere.
It also starts a chain reaction and causes more to melt.
https://youtu.be/HvKpnaXYUPU