Tag: Permafrost
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk...
Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder and Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University
Each summer in the mountains above Juneau,...
What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling...
Mariah Meek, Michigan State University
The largest tract of public land in the United States is a wild expanse...
Arctic Report Card 2023: From wildfires to melting sea ice, the...
Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Matthew L. Druckenmiller, University of Colorado Boulder, and Twila A. Moon, University of Colorado Boulder
‘Zombie fires’ in the Arctic: Canada’s extreme wildfire season offers a...
Patrick Louchouarn, The Ohio State University
The blanket of wildfire smoke that spread across large parts of the U.S....
Arctic greening won’t save the climate – here’s why
Donatella Zona, San Diego State University
Satellite images show the Arctic has been getting greener as temperatures in the...
2021 Arctic Report Card reveals a (human) story of cascading disruptions,...
Matthew Druckenmiller, University of Colorado Boulder; Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Twila Moon, University of Colorado Boulder
Rural Alaska has a bridge problem as permafrost thaws and crossing...
Guangqing Chi, Penn State; Davin Holen, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Heather Randell, Penn State; Megan Mucioki, Penn State, and Rebecca Napolitano, Penn...
Peatlands keep a lot of carbon out of Earth’s atmosphere, but...
Julie Loisel, Texas A&M University
Peatlands are a type of wetland where dead plant material doesn’t fully decompose because it’s too soggy. In these ecosystems,...
EXPLORING NATURE
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...
Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island
When polar ice sheets melt, the effects...
