The Arctic tundra, with its infinite horizons and icy allure, holds a world of undiscovered adventures for the intrepid ...
“Particularly the large migratory herds, including the Western Arctic herd, have shown significant drops in population ...
Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the Arctic region to release more carbon dioxide and methane than its plants remove.
The Mulgrave Hills are the farthest west extension of the Brooks Range. Arctic tundra, which for thousands of years was a net sink for atmospheric carbon, is now a net emitter, adding to the ...
The consequences reach across the globe. The Arctic tundra now releases more carbon than it naturally draws down from the sky, as wildfires burn down its trees and permafrost thaw releases potent ...
The Arctic tundra has shifted from storing carbon in the soil to becoming a carbon dioxide source, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its partner researchers concluded ...
The region is warming much faster than the rest of the planet and releasing carbon from its thawing soil. Umair Irfan of Vox ...
Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution. As wildfires increase and hotter temperatures melt long-frozen ground ...
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