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New research warns feedback loops may lead to “hothouse” earth, even if Paris targets are met

Aug 7, 2018

A new paper by top climate scientists suggests that the interaction of various climate feedback loops could make it impossible to stabilize at the 2-degree Celsius target outlined in the Paris agreement, accord...

Water from thawing permafrost breaches Global Seed Vault in Norway

West Side Story

May 20, 2017

Environment, Science

After an unusually warm winter as a result of climate change, the Global Seed Vault, located inside a mountain within the Arctic circle, has faced a breach by waters from thawing permafrost. Though no seeds wer...

Thawing permafrost may release ancient viruses and bacteria

West Side Story

May 7, 2017

Environment, Health, Science

As permafrost melts as a result of climate change, ice that has been frozen for thousands of years may begin to release viruses and bacteria that human immune systems may be unprepared for. In August of last...

New report forecasts disastrous permafrost loss as a result of climate change

West Side Story

Apr 13, 2017

Environment, Science

A new study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, suggests that the global warming already anticipated by scientists could thaw much more permafrost than previously expected. Permafrost is frozen lan...

Artic’s Permafrost slowly adding more carbon to the atmosphere

Cody Gash

Apr 27, 2015

Innovation

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography – Permafrost, submerged under the soil layers in the arctic region is now slowly releasing carbon into the atmosphere. Due to global warming, the ice on the soil surface has s...

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