Arctic permafrost thaw plays greater role in climate change than previously estimated
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 09:30
in Earth & Climate
Abrupt thawing of permafrost will double previous estimates of potential carbon emissions from permafrost thaw in the Arctic, and is already rapidly changing the landscape and ecology of the circumpolar north, a new CU Boulder-led study finds. Permafrost, a perpetually frozen layer under the seasonally thawed surface layer of the ground, affects 18 million square […]