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1 week, 4 days ago

The Arctic is changing. And not for the better, scientists say

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The Arctic is warming up to four times the global rate, and we need accurate, holistic, and comprehensive knowledge …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Thawing Tundra Is Now a Carbon Source in Fast-Warming Arctic

Live Mint

-- The 10 hottest years on record have all occurred within the past decade, with 2024 likely to be the warmest yet. “It’s not just that the Arctic is warming just like the rest of the world,” said Rich Thoman, a climate scientist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. “Because of these changes in the frozen environment, we’re seeing this …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Sink to source: Arctic is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs

Raw Story

After locking carbon dioxide in its frozen soil for millennia, the Arctic tundra is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by frequent wildfires that are turning it into a net source of carbon dioxide emissions, a U.S. agency said Tuesday. This stark shift is detailed in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2024 Arctic Report Card, which revealed that annual surface …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Frozen in time discovery finally shows what sabre-toothed cats looked like

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new discovery by Russian scientists has amazed the palaeontology community …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost

NPR

Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost toggle caption Lopatin et al. Researchers found the mummy of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cub in what is now Russia's northeastern Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia, in 2020. When looking at the mummified cub, scientists found some interesting differences between the kitten and a modern lion cub, particularly, in their …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Siberia: Why mysterious craters exploded in the Russian Arctic permafrost, according to scientists

CNN

CNN — A decade ago, a mysterious crater appeared in the Russian Arctic, forming a huge jagged hole hundreds of feet wide, plunging down into an inky abyss. It goes Sandwiched between the two are unusual pockets, about 3-feet thick, of salty, unfrozen water called “cryopegs.” As climate change drives warmer temperatures, the top layer of soil is melting, causing …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Glaciologist digs deep into permafrost to gauge future disasters

The Hindu

Possible collapse of permafrost, which are permanently frozen rock or soil formations, is an emerging climate-change induced issue in the upper reaches of the Himalayas. Remya from Kerala, who is part of this year’s India’s Arctic Expedition, currently based at the Himadri research station in Norway, says that her work is aimed at identifying the probability of disasters due to …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Woolly rhino mummy found preserved in Russian permafrost after 32,000 years

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — Scientists have uncovered a woolly rhino so well preserved in the Russian permafrost for more than 32,000 years that its skin and fur are still intact. “The vast, vast majority of remains from Ice Age animals are bones and teeth without any flesh or skin or anything like that,” Love …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

China Daily

A researcher retrieves data from a monitoring device in Shanza. Together with other institutes at the CAS they have set up more than 30 monitoring sites, scattered across the plateau from the Zoige grassland near its eastern edge to the western county of Rutog bordering India, as well as from Dromo county on the southern tip to Hoh Xil nature …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

China Daily

A researcher retrieves data from a monitoring device in Shanza. Together with other institutes at the CAS they have set up more than 30 monitoring sites, scattered across the plateau from the Zoige grassland near its eastern edge to the western county of Rutog bordering India, as well as from Dromo county on the southern tip to Hoh Xil nature …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Arctic ocean may absorb less CO2 than projected due to coastal erosion

LA Times

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. “For the first time, we can actually put a sign — maybe not a number but a sign — on the change in the Arctic Ocean’s ability to take up CO2 from …

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5 months ago

In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions

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On a clear day, Chile’s towering 5,400-metre El Plomo mountain can be seen from the capital, Santiago. Every year there’s more sadness,” said Francisco Gallardo, a 60-year-old muleteer who has worked on the mountain since he was 14, at the Federacion base camp, about 1,300m below the summit. “The changes we’re seeing are unprecedented in recent human history,” said Pablo …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rivers in Alaska are turning orange. It’s an ‘unexpected consequence of climate change’

CNN

CNN — Rivers and streams in Alaska are changing color – from a clean, clear blue to a rusty orange – because of the toxic metals released by thawing permafrost, according to a new study. “But it’s very startling to see it when you’re on some of the most remote wilderness and you’re far from a mine source.” An aerial …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

研究：气候变化导致阿拉斯加河流变为橙色

China Daily

几年前，人们惊讶地发现，美国阿拉斯加数十条河流里的水变成了“橙汁”。研究指出，事实上，这是被铁锈污染的河流，而铁锈则来自因全球变暖而融化的冻土。卫报截图 Dozens of rivers and streams in Alaska are turning rusty orange, a likely consequence of thawing permafrost, a new study finds. 研究作者、加州大学戴维斯分校环境毒理学助理教授布雷特·普林说：“这是美国最原始的一些河流中看到的气候变化的不可预见影响。” The permafrost thaw is exposing minerals to oxygen in a process known as weathering, which increases the acidity of the water and dissolves metals like zinc, copper, cadmium and iron – the most apparent metal that …

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11 months ago

48,500-year-old Zombie viruses may ‘start new disease outbreak’: What we know

Hindustan Times

Warning about dangers posed by viruses buried under ice caps in the Arctic, scientists said that the permafrost could release ‘zombie viruses’, triggering a catastrophic global health emergency. The urgency of the threat has risen owing to rising temperatures as global warming has resulted in melting of frozen ice, experts said after a scientist revived some of them from samples …

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11 months ago

Can Zombie viruses cause a new deadly pandemic? Here’s what scientists say

Live Mint

Scientists have warned that humanity is facing a bizarre new pandemic threat as the melting Arctic permafrost could release the 'zombie viruses', causing a major disease outbreak and new global medical emergency, according to a report published by The Guardian. To contain an outbreak and stop sick individuals from fleeing the area, it would also offer quarantine and professional medical …

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11 months ago

'Zombie Viruses' trapped in Siberia may trigger a new pandemic, warns study

India TV News

According to a study, a new pandemic could be sparked by the emergence of ancient zombie viruses that have been trapped in Siberian permafrost due to global warming and increased human activity such as shipping and mining. The viruses, which have been known for years as 'Methuselah microbes', are capable of reproducing and causing disease even if they have lain …

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11 months ago

Concrete tunnels and permafrost: How Sweden is future-proofing skiing

BBC

Concrete tunnels and permafrost: How Sweden is future-proofing skiing Torsby Skidtunnel & Sportcenter As temperatures across the nation are rising at an alarmingly high rate, Sweden is moving its beloved national pastime indoors. Each year, millions of Swedes gather around our TVs to watch the world's biggest and oldest annual cross-country skiing competition, the 90km Vasaloppet, whose 100th race takes …

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1 year, 4 months ago

The worms that came alive after 46,000 years | In Focus podcast

The Hindu

It sounds like a science fiction movie, but it’s all real: scientists managed to revive a pair of roundworms that had been buried deep in the Siberian permafrost 46,000 years ago. The roundworms, called nematodes, were thawed in a lab and came alive again, reproduced several generations, and then died. If the roundworms came alive again, can other microorganisms and …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Scientists revived worm that was frozen for 46,000 years in Siberian permafrost

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have revived a …

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1 year, 5 months ago

World's biggest permafrost crater in Russia’s Far East thaws as planet warms

The Hindu

Stunning drone footage has revealed details of the Batagaika crater, a one-kilometre-long gash in Russia's Far East that forms the world's biggest permafrost crater. "We locals call it 'the cave-in,'" local resident and crater explorer Erel Struchkov told Reuters as he stood on the crater's rim. And while it may attract tourists, the slump's expansion is "a sign of danger," …

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1 year, 8 months ago

The Alaskan wilderness reveals the past and the future

Hindustan Times

It is June in the Alaskan Arctic and two grizzlies are traversing the tundra at an hour that would, at lower latitudes, be dawn. In the early days of Alaska’s oil boom a reporter marvelled at oil workers’ fortitude, noting that “another species has been added to the handful capable of surviving in the North Slope wilderness—the oil man.” When …

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1 year, 9 months ago

How climate change is reshaping the Alps

BBC

How climate change is reshaping the Alps Getty Images A huge scar is visible down the west face of Aiguille du Dru in the Mont Blanc massif following a series of massive rockfalls As the frozen "glue" that helps hold the rock faces of the Alps together begins to thaw, mountaineers face a growing risk of sudden rockfall. Vedrana Simičević …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Is Zombie Virus threat looming? Experts say, ’our immune defence not sufficient’

Live Mint

The fear around Zombie virus might get real. The thawing of the permafrost in the Siberian Arctic due to climate change and global warming could unleash ancient viruses that have been lying dormant for millions of years in the frozen earth. While this may sound like a science fiction scenario, researchers have already resurrected several viruses from permafrost dating back …

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The Arctic is changing. And not for the better, scientists say

Thawing Tundra Is Now a Carbon Source in Fast-Warming Arctic

Sink to source: Arctic is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs

Frozen in time discovery finally shows what sabre-toothed cats looked like

Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost

Siberia: Why mysterious craters exploded in the Russian Arctic permafrost, according to scientists

Glaciologist digs deep into permafrost to gauge future disasters

Woolly rhino mummy found preserved in Russian permafrost after 32,000 years

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau research offers insight into effects of climate change

Arctic ocean may absorb less CO2 than projected due to coastal erosion

In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions

Rivers in Alaska are turning orange. It’s an ‘unexpected consequence of climate change’

研究：气候变化导致阿拉斯加河流变为橙色

48,500-year-old Zombie viruses may ‘start new disease outbreak’: What we know

Can Zombie viruses cause a new deadly pandemic? Here’s what scientists say

'Zombie Viruses' trapped in Siberia may trigger a new pandemic, warns study

Concrete tunnels and permafrost: How Sweden is future-proofing skiing

The worms that came alive after 46,000 years | In Focus podcast

Scientists revived worm that was frozen for 46,000 years in Siberian permafrost

World's biggest permafrost crater in Russia’s Far East thaws as planet warms

The Alaskan wilderness reveals the past and the future

How climate change is reshaping the Alps

Is Zombie Virus threat looming? Experts say, ’our immune defence not sufficient’