The Frozen Ground Under Threat Permafrost is like Earth's ancient freezer, stretching over vast regions, mainly near the ...

"The most climate-stressed regions all contained permafrost, which is vulnerable to thaw as temperatures rise," researcher Sue Natali said.

Based on the current pledges of countries for limiting their emissions of greenhouse gases, global temperatures are projected to reach 2.7 degrees Celsius beyond pre-industrial levels by the end of ...

As temperatures rise, thawing permafrost is releasing greenhouse gases, particularly methane. This shift is changing the region from a carbon sink to a net contributor to global warming.

Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius – the fallback target of the Paris climate accord – is now ...

The sooner we reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, the sooner we can get the permafrost to refreeze," Natali said.

A study’s authors said the amount of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere meant increased warming is guaranteed. Read ...

The world’s nations agreed during the landmark Paris climate accord of 2015 to try to hold end-of-century warming to 1.5°C ...

Arctic permafrost contains twice as much carbon as the atmosphere ... a combination that could increase the climatological toll of greenhouse gases. The team of researchers explored caves in Canada to ...

Wetland habitats are filled with waterlogged soils and permafrost ... and the main constituent of natural gas. Methane is a greenhouse gas, and the second biggest cause of climate change after ...

It’s rapidly joining forces with human-generated emissions. (Northern Permafrost Region Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It Captures, Eos, April 2024) “Arctic permafrost stores nearly 1,700 ...

A stark new analysis concludes that Earth's climate is more sensitive to rising greenhouse gas emissions than previously ...