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Large-Scale Permafrost Thawing

Robert Hunziker — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:57:08 +0000

Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Northern Hemisphere is permafrost. By all appearances, it is melting well beyond natural background rates, in fact, substantially!

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Thawing Arctic Permafrost

Robert Hunziker — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 05:16:35 +0000

It’s no surprise that first prize for exceeding 2°C above baseline goes to the Arctic with permafrost that covers 25% of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Why ‘Carbon-Cycle Feedbacks’ Could Drive Temperatures Even Higher

The CNCL Team — Sun, 10 May 2020 19:55:29 +0000

New research indicates that parts of the Amazon and other tropical forests are now emitting more CO2 than they absorb. Some scientists are concerned this development, which is not yet incorporated into climate models, could put the temperature goals set by the Paris Agreement out of reach.

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Arctic Permafrost Thaw Plays Greater Role in Climate Change Than Previously Estimated

The CNCL Team — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 22:05:03 +0000

Abrupt thawing of permafrost will double previous estimates of potential carbon emissions from permafrost thaw in the Arctic, and is already rapidly changing the landscape and ecology of the circumpolar north, a new CU Boulder-led study finds.

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Permafrost Hits a Grim Threshold

Robert Hunziker — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 20:28:22 +0000

For tens of thousands of years the Arctic’s carbon sink has been a powerful dynamic in functionality of the Earth System. However, that all-important functionality has been crippled and could be permanently severed. According to new research, the “entire Arctic” now emits more carbon than it absorbs, a fact that can only be described as worse than bad news.

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Ignoring Climate Catastrophes

Robert Hunziker — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 21:09:51 +0000

The planet is coming apart at the seams right before the eyes of scientists at work in remote fringe areas of the North where permafrost crumbles and collapses. It’s abrupt climate change at work in real time, but the governing leaders of the world either don’t care or don't know.

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Arctic Permafrost Is Thawing Fast. That Affects Us All.

The CNCL Team — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 23:24:45 +0000

Across nine million square miles at the top of the planet, climate change is writing a new chapter. Arctic permafrost isn’t thawing gradually, as scientists once predicted. Geologically speaking, it’s thawing almost overnight.

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Alaska Governor Demolishes Climate Research

Robert Hunziker — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 04:48:41 +0000

Crumbling permafrost is an extraordinarily dangerous situation that, over time, can lead to deadly RGW (runaway global warming) and subsequent burn-off of mid-latitude agriculture and massive food shortages among other calamities. But, not to worry, there’s a political answer: Alaska’s governor, taking field notes from “Donald Trump’s Tips on Handling Climate Change” proposes: Defund it! Kill it! Hide it!

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Permafrost Collapses 70 Years Early

Robert Hunziker — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 23:15:54 +0000

It’s postulated that Runaway Global Warming, which could wipe out huge swaths of civilized society, starts in the North, where few people live. Egad! They’re already seeing it.

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The Permafrost Nightmare Turns (more) Real

Robert Hunziker — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 02:01:21 +0000

Permafrost has an image of permanence and slow/gradual change, “the sloth of the north.” But, that slothful image is now out-of-date. Global warming has changed the equation. Nowadays, permafrost disintegration is officially hot news.

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