Permafrost in name only — thaw adds to warming

Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 17:30 in Earth & Climate

The permafrost around the top of the world is irreversibly thawing and within two decades will emit more greenhouse gases than it absorbs, scientists calculate in a new study.

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