Climate-cooling arctic lakes soak up greenhouse gases
Fairbanks AL (SPX) Jul 18, 2014 - New University of Alaska Fairbanks research indicates that arctic thermokarst lakes stabilize climate change by storing more greenhouse gases than they emit into the atmosphere. Countering a widely-held view that thawing permafrost accelerates atmospheric warming, a study published this week in the scientific journal Nature suggests arctic thermokarst lakes are 'net climate coolers' when o ... more
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