There is a 'mismatch' between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

Growing carbon sources have been showing up primarily in northern Europe, Canada ... in the permafrost region is really starting to change,” Virkkala said. “Our study may act as a warning sign of ...

As the permafrost thaws, the carbon that is stored ... time record for daily temperatures across northern Alaska and Canada. Map of average air temperature across the Arctic for October 2023 ...

Flights were conducted over 1500 square kilometers of permafrost-affected landscapes in northwestern Canada and northern ... Tiling the mosaics created large 3D maps where permafrost melting ...

This map depicts the distribution, characteristics, and boundaries of permafrost and ground ice in Canada. Permafrost classification is based on the proportion of land that is underlain by permafrost ...

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The Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) was established in 1999 ... the GTN-P web site which is hosted by the Geological Survey of Canada. Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below ...

As climate change warms the Arctic, permafrost is thawing, and carbon trapped within the soil is moving into the atmosphere.

Melting Arctic permafrost is creating ongoing challenges ... looked at areas across Norway, Greenland, Canada, and Russia, and explored how local knowledge shaped people’s understanding of ...

Peatlands are important — the UN Environment Programme estimates as much as 600 billion tonnes of carbon are stored there, as decaying organic material gets trapped inside a water-rich environment.