Arctic Shifts to Carbon Source – Stunning Reversal After Capturing Carbon for Tens of Thousands of Years
A NASA-funded study suggests winter carbon emissions in the Arctic may be adding more carbon into the atmosphere each year than is taken up by…
Permafrost News
Thawing of the Far Northern Permafrost Has Scientists Worried
Permafrost in the coldest northern Arctic — formerly thought to be at least temporarily shielded from global warming by its extreme environment — will thaw…
Thawing Permafrost is Changing Arctic and Subarctic Lakes and Ponds
As ice melts, the organic carbon found in permafrost is released once again after ages of confinement in the soil. It is making its way…
Low Arctic Snow Cover Could be Trouble for Permafrost
June Arctic snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere dropped by almost 18% per decade over the last 30 years. This drop in snow cover will…