Posts for tag "permafrost"
As Arctic Permafrost Thaws, Northernmost Lakes Brown
Recent findings show that thawing permafrost is causing browning in Arctic and subarctic freshwaters, with serious consequences locally and globally.
- Posted March 20, 2018
Dry, Wet Thawing Permafrost Soils Affect Greenhouse Gas Ratios
Numerous studies into thawing permafrost soils reveal insights into carbon dioxide and methane ratios impacting the permafrost carbon feedback loop.
- Posted June 29, 2016
Degrading Permafrost Linked To Summertime Precipitation
Permafrost is soil deep below ground that stays frozen year-round, and a team of researchers working in eastern Russia recently published an article that shows how its degradation is affecting summertime precipitation. When solar energy reaches the...
- Posted February 9, 2016
When Modeling Permafrost Carbon Release, It’s Best To Be Direct
Berkeley National Lab researchers use direct sample observations and Arctic tundra carbon mapping to create a new model of Arctic permafrost carbon release.
- Posted October 15, 2015
Greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost will be slower than expected
Greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost may not occur in a single, large gas emission as previously thought, but rather in a much lower, gradual emission of greenhouse gas over a much longer period of time, according to...
- Posted April 16, 2015
