https://jvq.net/tags/permafrost/ Recent content in Permafrost on JVQ.net: Just Very Quick Hugo en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jvq.net/the-arctic-is-thawing-and-releasing-carbon-locked-away-for-thousands-of-years/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jvq.net/the-arctic-is-thawing-and-releasing-carbon-locked-away-for-thousands-of-years/ <p>Permafrost thaws → ancient organic material decomposes → carbon that&rsquo;s been frozen since before agriculture releases into the atmosphere. And it&rsquo;s reshaping rivers in the process.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>New study says it&rsquo;s already further along than thought.</p>