Robert Spencer of Florida State University
& Paul Mann of Northumbria University
sample permafrost thaw in Siberia
Photo Credit: Aron Stubbins
Thawing Permafrost Feeds Climate Change
New research finds that single-cell organisms called microbes are rapidly devouring the ancient carbon being released from thawing permafrost soil and ultimately releasing it back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
~ Press Release of the American Geophysical Union: “Detecting the signature of permafrost thaw in Arctic Rivers,” Research Letter by Robert G.M. Spencer and others, Geophysical Research Letters, 27 April 2015.
Three Worlds One Vision 
Reblogged this on Guyanese Online.
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Thanks for the re-blog, Cyril.
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Permafrost In a Warming World
Permafrost is permanently frozen soil, and occurs mostly in high latitudes. Permafrost comprises 24% of the land in the Northern Hemisphere, and stores massive amounts of carbon. As a result of climate change, permafrost is at risk of melting, releasing the stored carbon in the form of carbon dioxide and methane, which are powerful heat-trapping gases. In addition, permafrost is structurally important, and its melting has been known to cause erosion, disappearance of lakes, landslides, and ground subsidence. It will also cause changes in plant species composition at high latitudes.
The Effect of Climate Change on Permafrost
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Carbon
Methane
The Disaster Scenario
Conclusion
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Read full article – http://www.wunderground.com/resources/climate/melting_permafrost.asp
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Thanks for sharing that link, Cyril. Very comprehensive.
On the right side of the screen, there’s a clock showing the amount of Hiroshima atomic bombs of heat in our atmosphere since 1998: now over two billion and counting.
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UPDATE DECEMBER 17, 2015
Five New Studies That Change Our Understanding of Permafrost by Krista Langlois, Truth Out, December 17, 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34081-five-new-studies-that-change-our-understanding-of-permafrost
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