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Arctic permafrost is leaking heat-trapping gas as it thaws
Original: Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet
Greenhouse gases long locked in frozen Arctic ground are escaping as permafrost thaws, adding to planetary warming. Reports describe the leak as slow but steady, raising concern among scientists that it could reinforce climate change. The story highlights growing alarm over feedback loops in polar regions, where once-stable frozen soil is now releasing carbon that had been stored for thousands of years.
Why now: New reporting on permafrost thaw releasing greenhouse gases has drawn attention to climate feedback loops
Evidence
- Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet · Boston Herald
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