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A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals
A third of the Arctic’s tundra, forests, and wetlands have become a source of carbon emissions, a new study has found, as ...
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Parts of tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb: study
Parts of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, an international study published ...
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Permafrost Thaw and Wildfires Are Raising CO2 Emissions in Arctic Tundras
Learn about hotspots in tundras and boreal forests that are releasing higher level of carbon dioxide, altering the carbon ...
How do arctic foxes hunt in the snow?
Many of the bird species that arctic foxes hunt during the summer migrate south to escape the harsh winter weather. The foxes ...
Alaska Dispatch News4d
Caribou herds in Arctic Alaska trend in opposite directions
The contrast between the declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd is correlated to different levels of ...
Thawing tundra reveals ancient fossilized forest in Montana
An ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending the last ...
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After millennia as carbon dioxide sink, more than one-third of Arctic-boreal region is now a source
A synthesis of carbon flux and wildfire emissions data from across the Arctic-boreal zone between 2001-2020 found that 34 ...
Thawing Permafrost Sparks Massive Carbon Release in the Arctic
Recent findings indicate that the Arctic's traditional role as a planetary cooling agent is faltering, with hotspots and ...
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Tales from the Tundra: How Arctic Animals Carry Infections
Zoonotic infections of the Canadian Arctic - (https://www.cmaj.ca/content/197/2/E34) ...
After millennia as COâ‚‚ sink, more than one-third of Arctic-boreal region is now a source
After millennia as a carbon deep-freezer for the planet, regional hotspots and increasingly frequent wildfires in the ...