Rapid permafrost thaw unrecognized threat to landscape, global warming researcher warns – “We are watching this sleeping giant wake up right in front of our eyes”

Rapid permafrost thaw unrecognized threat to landscape, global warming researcher warns – “We are watching this sleeping giant wake up right in front of our eyes”

30 April 2019 (University of Guelph) – A “sleeping giant” hidden in permafrost soils in Canada and other northern regions worldwide will have important consequences for global warming, says a new report led by University of Guelph scientist Merritt Turetsky. Scientists have long studied how gradual permafrost thaw occurring over decades in centimetres of surface […]

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