Other reasons may include vegetation dieback (the gradual death of plant tissue) and the growing frequency of permafrost thaw. In tundra regions, average annual soil temperatures are trending toward ...

A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ...

The Arctic region has shifted from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it into the atmosphere, according to the 2024 Arctic ...

The authors suggest one of the main drivers of the tundra's shift from CO2 absorber to emitter could be thawing permafrost, which covers almost half of Canada's land mass. "This is not something ...

The authors suggest one of the main drivers of the tundra's shift from CO2 absorber to emitter could be thawing permafrost, which covers almost half of Canada's land mass. "This is not something we ...

A third of the Arctic is now emitting climate-changing greenhouse gasses after thousands of years of storing them, according ...

A study has found that as climate change causes the Arctic permafrost to melt, pathogens may awaken and damage crops. The ...

The Frozen Ground Under Threat Permafrost is like Earth's ancient freezer, stretching over vast regions, mainly near the North and South Poles. It holds soil, rocks, and sub-zero water, remaining ...