by faster | Feb 15, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: Yale E360 DATE: February 15, 2021 SNIP: Scientists have found that permafrost buried beneath the Arctic Ocean holds 60 billion tons of methane and 560 billion tons of organic carbon — making it a major source of greenhouse gases not currently included in...
by faster | Oct 16, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Inside Climate News DATE: October 16, 2020 SNIP: A dive deep into 27,000 years worth of muck piled up on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean has spurred researchers to renew warnings about a potential surge of greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost. By...
by faster | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Nature DATE: September 10, 2020 SNIP: Wildfires blazed along the Arctic Circle this summer, incinerating tundra, blanketing Siberian cities in smoke and capping the second extraordinary fire season in a row. By the time the fire season waned at the end of last...
by faster | Sep 5, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: New York Times DATE: September 5, 2020 SNIP: A natural phenomenon first observed by scientists just six years ago and now recurring with alarming frequency in Siberia is causing the ground to explode spontaneously and with tremendous force, leaving craters up...
by faster | Aug 29, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Siberian Times DATE: August 29, 2020 SNIP: The recently-formed new hole or funnel is the latest to be seen in northern Siberia since the phenomenon was first registered in 2014. It was initially spotted by chance from the air by a Vesti Yamal TV crew en...