Arctic Tundra Has Long Helped Cool Earth. Now, It’s Fueling Warming.
Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the region to release more carbon dioxide than its plants remove, probably for ...
EurekAlert!9 个月
Arctic mushroom scales lichen (IMAGE)
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BBC6 年
Climate change: Arctic reindeer numbers crash by half
taller vegetation is growing and the lichen are being out-competed," he told BBC News. Another very big issue is the number of insects. "Warmer climates just mean more bugs in the Arctic," said ...
Businessworld3 天
Arctic On The Brink Of Ice-free Days By 2027, Study Warns
Can one imagine an Arctic without sea ice? When earlier Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) studies predicted it ...
AZ Animals (US) on MSN7 天
Discover the Incredible Adaptations That Help Reindeer Thrive in the Arctic
Reindeer are a species of deer also known as caribou in certain regions. They are found in the Arctic tundra and boreal ...
Yahoo12 天
As Arctic climate warms, even Santa runs short of snow
lichen. Snow and ice have melted and refrozen, burying it under layers of packed ice. The Arctic is warming faster than other parts of the world due to climate change – nearly four times as fast ...