signals a dramatic shift in this Arctic ecosystem, which could have widespread implications for the global climate. "The tundra, which is experiencing warming and increased wildfire, is now ...

The increase in average temperatures is changing weather and landscapes in the Arctic, speeding up the climate crisis ...

what we found is that the tundra region has shifted from a carbon sink, which it has been for many thousands of years,” said Susan Natali, an Arctic ecologist at the Woodwell Climate Research ...

"Our observations now show that the Arctic tundra, which is experiencing warming and increased wildfire, is now emitting more carbon than it stores, which will worsen climate change impacts ...

The Arctic tundra has shifted from storing carbon in ... and it’s a call to action.” We deliver climate news to your inbox like nobody else. Every day or once a week, our original stories ...

open image in gallery With wildfires and increased warming, scientists say the Arctic’s tundra is now a carbon source. The region had been a carbon sink for thousands of years (NOAA Climate.gov ...

Rising temperatures are stoking wildfires in the Arctic ... by climate change, release carbon trapped in soil and plants. More frequent infernos have now transformed the tundra into a net source ...

Umair Irfan is a correspondent at Vox writing about climate change, energy policy, and science. He is also a regular contributor to the radio program Science Friday. Prior to Vox, he was a ...

Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of carbon dioxide. The new research, led by scientists at the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Falmouth ...

Rapid climate change is upending plant communities in the Arctic ... compiled data from 1981 to 2022 on more than 2,000 plant communities across the Arctic tundra. Analysis revealed shifting patterns ...

The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...