Thawing permafrost reduces river runoff 0 Randall Gross ScienceJanuary 2012Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 4:53 am PST • Views: 1,314 nature.com Active Layer Fenghuoshan Mountain High-vegetation-cover Alpine Mea Permafrost Thaws Permafrost Reduces River Runoff Soil Temperatures Sponge Yangtze Tributary Yangtze Freezes Past Decade Tibetan Plateau