Diamond in the Rough (album) (United States), RPM (Canada) Diamond in the Rough (album) Diamond in the Rough is the fourth studio album released by American country artist Jessi Colter. It was the second album issued by Colter in 1976; the previous was "Jessi", released earlier in the year. "Diamond in the Rough" was issued under Capitol Records and was produced by Ken Mansfield. "Diamond in the Rough" was issued as Colter's second studio album in 1976, containing ten new tracks, which included a cover of The Beatles's "Hey Jude". The album only spawned one single released in 1977, titled "I Thought I Heard You
Permafrost early 1980s. Observed warming was up to 3 °C in parts of Northern Alaska (early 1980s to mid-2000s) and up to 2 °C in parts of the Russian European North (1971–2010). In Yukon, the zone of continuous permafrost might have moved poleward since 1899, but accurate records only go back 30 years. It is thought that permafrost thawing could exacerbate global warming by releasing methane and other hydrocarbons, which are powerful greenhouse gases. It also could encourage erosion because permafrost lends stability to barren Arctic slopes. Arctic temperatures are expected to increase at roughly twice the global rate. The Intergovernmental