Posts for tag "permafrost"
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
