Thermokarst failures Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:56:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Arctic’s Melting Permafrost and Snow Release CO2 in Massive Amounts https://www.greenoptimistic.com/melting-permafrost-co2-20130216/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/melting-permafrost-co2-20130216/#respond Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:55:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=33397 Scientists studying global warming have taken a particular interest in the freshet, or flooding triggered by melting snow each spring in the arctic. These waters contain much of the carbon that is being released by melting permafrost is then oxidized by bacteria into carbon dioxide. 40% of the total carbon that is transferred from the […]

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