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Rising Temperatures are Increasingly Thawing Permafrost Soils Written by AZoCleantechDec 11 2020 In the northern hemisphere, around one-quarter of the ground is permanently frozen. It has been estimated that these regions contain carbon that is almost twice as much as the Earth's present atmosphere. Permafrost areas thaw out and become marshland. Image Credit: Monique Patzner. According to a new study, such permafrost soils are progressively thawing out as the planet becomes warmer and are emitting that carbon, which speeds up the thawing process. An international team of researchers, includ...

News and featuresmenu Bacteria release climate-damaging carbon from thawing permafrost Along the thaw gradient, surface water is a rusty red, caused by microbes releasing iron and carbon compounds Monique Patzner Drill core of the active layer of the peatland Monique Patzner Press release issued: 10 December 2020 A new study based on scientific sampling of a rusty carbon sink at a permafrost peatland at Sweden has revealed that iron minerals fail to trap organic carbon, a vast source of CO2 and methane...