The Arctic Has Long Been a Carbon-Capture Giant, but That’s Starting to Change
The world is adept at balancing the warming gases in its atmosphere, but anthropogenic climate change is challenging this ...
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A third of the Arctic is now a greenhouse gas emitter, Mass. study finds
A third of the Arctic is now emitting climate-changing greenhouse gasses after thousands of years of storing them, according ...
‘NASA’s Arctic warning’: Earth’s largest carbon vault is now leaking faster than ever
NASA warns that the Arctic-Boreal Zone is now a carbon emitter, not a sink. Melting permafrost and wildfires are accelerating ...
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A Vast Swathe of The Arctic Has Turned Into a Carbon Emitter
Large swathes of one of Earth's largest carbon sinks are now emitting rather than capturing CO 2. More than a third of the Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) – including the tundra, forests, and wetlands around ...
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Earth’s Arctic Region Flips – Releasing More Co₂ than It Absorbs for the First Time
T he Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ), once a reliable carbon reservoir, is now releasing more carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) than it absorbs. A new study led by the Woodwell Climate Research Center reveals that ...
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After millennia as carbon dioxide sink, more than one-third of Arctic-boreal region is now a source
An international team led by Woodwell Climate Research Center found that a third (34 percent) of the Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ)—the treeless tundra, boreal forests, and wetlands that make up Earth ...
Giant freshwater aquifer in southern Africa is under threat from mining
Sulphuric acid is typically injected into the aquifer rock that contains the uranium to dissolve it. The mine then pumps out the aquifer water and removes the uranium. The process repeats until ...
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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 Tuesday suggests, upending a ...
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Annual cycle
Plants in the boreal zone have a clear annual rhythm. The dormancy period in winter is followed by the onset of development and growth in spring. Growth, reproduction and largely photosynthesis occur ...
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After millennia as COâ‚‚ sink, more than one-third of Arctic-boreal region is now a source
An international team led by Woodwell Climate Research Center found that a third (34%) of the Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ)—the treeless tundra, boreal forests, and wetlands that make up Earth's ...
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After millennia as COâ‚‚ sink, more than one-third of Arctic-boreal region is now a source
The Arctic-boreal zone, historically a carbon sink, is now a carbon source, with 34% of the region emitting more CO 2 than it absorbs, increasing to 40% when fire emissions are included.