For millennia, the tundra regions of the Arctic drew in carbon from the atmosphere and locked it in permafrost. That is the case no more, according to an annual report issued on Tuesday by the ...

The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...

Thawing Tundra Is Now a Carbon Source in Fast-Warming Arctic Scientists’ annual report card on the polar region finds that its vast tundra is releasing more CO2 than it stores, a worrying shift.

Arctic tundra is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as hotter temperatures melt frozen ground and wildfires increase.

Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of carbon dioxide. The new research, led by scientists at the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Falmouth ...

The Arctic is the fastest-warming place on Earth, resulting in hugely detrimental effects that extend far beyond the polar ...

Reindeer - also known as caribou in North America - have survived many episodes of Arctic warming since the Ice Age.

Arctic tundra, which for thousands of years was a net sink for atmospheric carbon, is now a net emitter, adding to the greenhouse gas load that is warming the earth, according to the 2024 Arctic ...

The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...

Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution. As wildfires increase and hotter temperatures melt long-frozen ground, the ...