University of Michigan: Carbon Emission From Permafrost Soils Underestimated by 14%
June 16, 2020
June 16, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 16 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
Picture 500 million cars stacked in rows. That's how much carbon--about 1,000 petagrams, or one billion metric tons--is locked away in Arctic permafrost.
Currently, scientists estimate that 5-15% of the carbon stored in surface permafrost soils could be emitted as the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide by 2100, given the current trajectory of global warming. This emission, spur . . .
Picture 500 million cars stacked in rows. That's how much carbon--about 1,000 petagrams, or one billion metric tons--is locked away in Arctic permafrost.
Currently, scientists estimate that 5-15% of the carbon stored in surface permafrost soils could be emitted as the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide by 2100, given the current trajectory of global warming. This emission, spur . . .