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Permafrost carbon release gradual not explosive warns study
A Nature paper by the Permafrost Carbon Network says thawing Arctic ground will release carbon dioxide and methane gradually rather than in a sudden burst. The study estimates a scale comparable to tropical deforestation’s impact on the global carbon cycle this century, with 17 researchers from 88 institutions involved.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Dave McGuire
U.S. Geological Survey
University of Alaska Fairbanks
McGuire
Nature
Arctic
Ted Schuur
Northern Arizona University
Russia