Thawing permafrost is full of ice-forming particles that could get into atmosphere
The Conversation 1/28/2021 Thomas Hill, Research Scientist, Colorado State University and Jessie Creamean, Research Scientist, Colorado State University © NOAA via Wikimedia Commons Permafrost is thawing across the Arctic, releasing microbes and organic materials that have been trapped in the frozen ground for thousands of years.
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Permafrost – frozen soil in the far north – is thawing, releasing greenhouse gases and long-lost microbes. But one thing that scientists have not studied extensively is whether permafrost contains certain kinds of particles that could affect clouds and weather.
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