A large block of permafrost that has broken off on the coast of Alaska. Photo: Benjamin Jones, USGS Methane escapes from upland Arctic Yedoma permafrost soils in quantities that exceed those in regions further north by far – emissions that have only recently...
Satellite image of the forest fires in Siberia. Image: NASA/MODIS The number and intensity of wildfires currently raging north of the Arctic Circle are leading to high carbon emissions – the third highest for the Arctic in the month of June since 2003. From...
Thwaites Glacier is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Its ice shelf is one of the fastest melting. Like those of the other glaciers in West Antarctica, it extends into the Amundsen Sea. (Photo: David Vaughan) The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will melt faster and...
No more smoke is emitted from the chimney of Norway’s last coal-fired power plant since yesterday. Photo: Marcel Schütz The end of coal: Just over 24 hours ago, an era came to a close in Longyearbyen. For decades, the power plant supplied electricity and heat...
(Photo: Karl Heuchel / Umeå University) Arctic lakes are amongst the most common type of freshwater body. Therefore, knowing what happens to the organic matter that winds up in them is crucial for understanding whether they are helping to remove carbon dioxide from...
