Permafrost thaw, SvalbardMichael Crown from the University of Alberta warns about a new study that has found a new source of greenhouse gases that will compete for the most emissions with the likes of the European Union, Russia, China, the United States, and Canada. The international study aimed to find land changes in the high arctic from warming by anthropogenic climate change. As noted in previous diaries, the Arctic is warming four to seven times faster than the rest of the planet. Arctic Amplification is recorded in the Paleoclimate record and will be factored into future models of Arctic disruption shortly. Long-time climate activist and Daily Kos blogger Meteor Blades cover the NOAA release and the NSIDC beat in his Earth Matters series.

Source: CBC News December 16, 2022 18:08 UTC