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Study offers refined estimates of permafrost loss in High Mountain Asia under future warming
HMA, home to over 70% of the world's low-latitude mountain permafrost, faces ongoing warming. Scientists have debated whether HMA will become a net source of carbon emissions in the future ...
Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms
Ground is collapsing and massive lakes are draining in a matter of days. Thawing permafrost is having profound effects on the ...
The frozen carbon of the northern permafrost is on the move – we estimated by how much
Among the most rapidly changing parts of our planet are the coldest landscapes near the top of the globe, just south of the ...
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New study offers refined estimates of permafrost loss in High Mountain Asia under future warming
HMA, home to over 70% of the world's low-latitude mountain permafrost, faces ongoing warming. Scientists have debated whether HMA will become a net source of carbon emissions in the future ...
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Thawing permafrost threatens dozens of mountain huts in Switzerland
Over one-third of Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) mountain huts could be unstable in the future due to thawing permafrost, according to a study. In addition, 42 huts are endangered by landslides from ...
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News on permafrost
Ecologist Christina Biasi is exploring the conditions under which tiny organisms contribute to permafrost soils emitting nitrous oxide. Her research could be essential for the development of ...