Thawing permafrost could cost world economy $43 trillion
NEWS: Released greenhouse gases could rack up huge costs by year 2200, but swift action would dramatically cut impact, study says
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Permafrost ‘carbon bomb’ unlikely but melt danger rising
NEWS: Arctic’s frozen soil holds billions of tonnes of organic carbon – and global warming could speed its escape
The Arctic community that chose conservation over Big Oil
In the Northwest Territories, Canada’s first indigenous protected reserve is bringing together scientific methods and traditional knowledge
Melting permafrost will release more methane – study
NEWS: Higher estimates of methane emissions from melting permafrost could accelerate climate ‘tipping points’, says report
Why Russian doomsday climate predictions may prove prophetic
Catastrophic climate predictions dominated Russian media last week, but despite scepticism over the source they could be worryingly accurate
Thawing Arctic set to release tonnes of stored carbon
The melting of Arctic ice frozen for many thousands or even millions of years is speeding up, a potential route for carbon frozen deep below ground level
UNEP warns of catastrophic permafrost melt by 2100
COP18: New report warns that nearly 40% of total global emissions could come from permafrost melt