The tundra keeps burning and it’s transforming the Arctic
Fires, intensified by climate change, release carbon trapped in soil and plants. More frequent infernos have now transformed ...
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NOAA Report Finds Arctic Tundra Becoming Source of Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The transition of the Arctic from a carbon sink to a carbon source is one of the dramatic changes in the Arctic that are ...
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Arctic Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution, According to New Report Card
NOAA scientists and affiliated researchers have documented profound change in the frozen north as U.S. government science ...
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Arctic tundra is now a source – not a sink – of carbon emissions
For millennia, Arctic ecosystems have stored more carbon dioxide than they release, but that has shifted as warming ...
Arctic tundra becoming a source of carbon dioxide emissions, NOAA warns
The Arctic tundra has historically helped reduce global emissions. But rising temperatures and wildfires in the region are changing that, scientists say.
Arctic Tundra Has Long Helped Cool Earth. Now, It’s Fueling Warming.
Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the region to release more carbon dioxide than its plants remove, probably for ...
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Arctic tundra is now a greenhouse gas emitter, federal report says
The shift from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it could have widespread implications for climate change, according to ...
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Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as hotter temperatures melt frozen ground and wildfires ...
Greenland is getting greener – helped by a mining company and a group of tree enthusiasts
Greening sounds good compared to deforestation, but in the Arctic, the expansion of plant life amplifies dangerous feedback ...