News tagged with permafrost thaws

But as Arctic river water warms due to climate change, some researchers ... Permafrost (from "permanent" and "frost") is ground that continuously remains at or below 0° C for at least two ... Read More

Arctic ocean may absorb less CO2 than projected due to coastal erosion

according to new research. A study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change models the ways in which Arctic areas affected by permafrost erosion are releasing more carbon than they ... Read More

Melting permafrost releasing toxic mercury into the Arctic, scientists say

Melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing toxic ... MORE: Climate change is altering the length of days on Earth, according to new research The rivers are also reburying a considerable amount ... Read More

News tagged with thawing permafrost

But as Arctic river water warms due to climate change, some researchers ... Permafrost (from "permanent" and "frost") is ground that continuously remains at or below 0° C for at least two ... Read More

Permafrost melt raises threat of ‘giant mercury bomb’ in Arctic: Study

A California-led research team has now found evidence that climate change ... permafrost for millennia, now poses an environmental and public health hazard to about 5 million people living in the ... Read More

Scientists warn of 'Mercury bomb' in Arctic: Melting permafrost poses severe environmental risk

Scientists found toxic mercury being released into Arctic water systems due to melting permafrost. Researchers studying sediment in Alaska's Yukon River discovered that eroding permafrost is ... Read More

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Video game performers have reached a turning point in their strike against developers with 80 individual video games signing agreements with the performers' union and accepting artificial ... Read More

There’s a Ticking Mercury Bomb in the Arctic. Scientists Are Racing to Defuse It.

A new study says that a ... mercury makes its way to the Arctic through the air. Thankfully, plants absorb that mercury and are then entombed in permafrost, but as that permafrost begins to thaw due ... Read More

10 Landscaping Trends To Try This Year

Whether you just bought a new house or are looking to jazz up your current one with a new aesthetic, there are plenty of new landscaping and gardening trends ... fight climate change will continue ... Read More

Rules for buying and selling a home are changing. Here's what to know.

When it comes to buying and selling homes, new rules are about to be put in ... For folks selling their homes, the changing landscape should bring some quick respite, as their agents no longer ... Read More

What’s new on Peacock in September 2024

But don’t sleep on Peacock’s big new miniseries for the month ... Keep reading for the complete list of films, series, news programming, and live sporting events coming to Peacock in September ... Read More