Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Study measures methane release from Arctic permafrost


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Study measures methane release from Arctic permafrost Fairbanks AK (SPX) Aug 23, 2016 - A University of Alaska Fairbanks-led research project has provided the first modern evidence of a landscape-level permafrost carbon feedback, in which thawing permafrost releases ancient carbon as climate-warming greenhouse gases. The project, led by UAF researcher Katey Walter Anthony, studied lakes in Alaska, Canada, Sweden and Siberia where permafrost thaw surrounding lakes led to lake ... more

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