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The Arctic tundra has transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, report finds
When accounting for emissions from these wildfires, the report card found that the Arctic tundra has shifted from storing carbon to being a source of carbon emissions to the atmosphere.
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Arctic tundra becoming a source of carbon dioxide emissions, NOAA warns
Research included in NOAA's Arctic report shows carbon once stored in the tundra's permafrost is actually being released into the atmosphere. In parts of the region, it's happening at a rate that ...
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After millennia as carbon dioxide sink, more than one-third of Arctic-boreal region is now a source
A synthesis of carbon flux and wildfire emissions data from across the Arctic-boreal zone between 2001-2020 found that 34 ...
Thawing Permafrost Sparks Massive Carbon Release in the Arctic
Recent findings indicate that the Arctic's traditional role as a planetary cooling agent is faltering, with hotspots and ...
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Parts of Arctic tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb, study says
The study suggests one of the main drivers of the shift could be thawing permafrost, frozen ground that covers almost half of ...
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Arctic-Boreal Zone’s Unsettling Transformation into a Carbon Source Signals Dangers of Climate Change
Research is revealing how climate change is driving the Arctic-boreal zone's shift from a carbon sink to a carbon source.
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Sink to source: Arctic tundra emitting more carbon than it absorbs
Asked whether the Arctic's shift from carbon sink to source might be ... Warmer temperatures are impacting wildlife too, with the report finding tundra caribou numbers have decreased by 65 percent ...
Why Arctic tundra is emitting more carbon than it absorbs, for first time in many millennia
In recent years, the Arctic tundra’s ability to emit less and absorb more carbon has taken a hit. A new analysis, which incorporated more data and better methods of examination, confirmed that the eco ...
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The Arctic is changing. And not for the better, scientists say
scientists say the Arctic’s tundra is now a carbon source. The region had been a carbon sink for thousands of years (NOAA Climate.gov; Arctic Report) They used on-the-ground carbon dioxide and ...
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The Arctic tundra is changing so fast that it is speeding up the climate crisis, top scientists say
This year's report revealed a crucial shift in northern landscapes: The Arctic tundra is no longer a net carbon sink, with its boreal forests pulling carbon dioxide from the sky. Now it's a net ...
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Arctic has changed dramatically in just a couple of decades – 2024 report card shows worrying trends in snow, ice, wildfire and more
In the 2024 Arctic Report Card ... For thousands of years, the Arctic tundra landscape of shrubs and permafrost, or frozen ground, has acted as a carbon dioxide sink, meaning that the landscape ...
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Sink to source: Arctic tundra emitting more carbon than it absorbs
After locking carbon dioxide in its frozen soil for millennia, the Arctic tundra is undergoing a dramatic ... Atmospheric Administration's 2024 Arctic Report Card, which revealed that annual ...