The Arctic tundra has become a source of emissions, NOAA finds
The Arctic experienced its second-hottest year on record, according to a NOAA report. The Arctic tundra has become a source ...
The tundra keeps burning and it’s transforming the Arctic
Fires, intensified by climate change, release carbon trapped in soil and plants. More frequent infernos have now transformed ...
Marketplace5d
For millennia, the Arctic absorbed more carbon than it emitted. That’s changed.
This month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual Arctic Report Card. It contained sobering news about the state of the tundra ... That slow cycle of growth ...
AOL18d
Arctic tundra transformed from a carbon sink into a source of emissions, NOAA report finds
This was the Arctic’s second-hottest year on record, according to a new NOAA report. The tundra has become a source ... more dark-colored ocean water and rock emerge. Those dark surfaces reflect ...
health.wusf.usf.edu18d
Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as hotter temperatures melt frozen ground and wildfires ...
CBS News18d
Arctic tundra becoming a source of carbon dioxide emissions, NOAA warns
A focus of the latest Arctic evaluation was the effects of warmer weather and wildfires on the tundra, a far-northern biome that's typically known for extreme cold, little precipitation and a ...
Yahoo17d
The state of the Arctic: High temperatures, melting ice, fires and unprecedented emissions
The Arctic just experienced its second-hottest year on record. And concerningly, the region’s tundra has transitioned ... more dark-colored ocean water and rock emerge. Those dark surfaces ...
WUFT18d
Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands ... The downside: It's still enough ice water to raise global sea levels by about .15 millimeters, according to Moon. While that may not ...