Tag: Permafrost
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,...
A military perspective on climate change could bridge the gap between...
Michael Klare, Hampshire College
As experts warn that the world is running out of time to head off severe climate change, discussions of what the...
What is the cryosphere? Hint: It’s vital to farming, fishing and...
Mark Serreze, University of Colorado Boulder
More than 100 scientists from 30 countries released a special report examining climate change impacts on the oceans and...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
