How has thawing permafrost affected the people who live in areas where permafrost occurs?(1 point) Responses With fewer beaver ponds, people are finding it difficult to capture beavers for human uses. With fewer beaver ponds, people are finding it difficult to capture beavers for human uses. More ice cellars are able to be built because of thawing permafrost. More ice cellars are able to be built because of thawing permafrost. Entire villages are being forced to relocate because of thawing permafrost. Entire villages are being forced to relocate because of thawing permafrost. People are finding it easier to hunt on thawing permafrost.
None of the options provided accurately capture the impact of thawing permafrost on people who live in areas where permafrost occurs. Thawing permafrost can have significant negative impacts on communities, including increased coastal erosion, damage to infrastructure such as roads and buildings, destabilization of homes and settlements, loss of traditional hunting and fishing grounds, and the release of greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change. It can also lead to the relocation of entire villages due to the loss of habitable land.
