Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “Permafrost”
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The Arctic is thawing and releasing carbon locked away for thousands of years
Permafrost thaws → ancient organic material decomposes → carbon that’s been frozen since before agriculture releases into the atmosphere. And it’s reshaping rivers in the process.
The feedback loop problem: warming causes thaw, thaw releases carbon, carbon causes more warming. The concern has always been that this becomes self-sustaining at some point regardless of what humans do.
New study says it’s already further along than thought.