So much for permafrost panic.
“The Arctic’s stockpile of carbon may be more secure than scientists thought. In a 20-year experiment that warmed patches of chilly ground, tundra soil kept its stored carbon, researchers report.”
So much for permafrost panic.
“The Arctic’s stockpile of carbon may be more secure than scientists thought. In a 20-year experiment that warmed patches of chilly ground, tundra soil kept its stored carbon, researchers report.”
When tundra thaws, plants grow and carbon is absorbed. Warm tundra, with growing plants, is a carbon sink. If not, where did the carbon that is stored in the permafrost, come from?
I don’t have to take measurements to prove this simple theory. Plants don’t grow when they’re frozen. Growing plants consume CO2 and store carbon. Dead frozen plants are a store of carbon. The whole idea that thawed tundra will release carbon is totally bogus. The presumption tundra thaw equals carbon release defies simple logic.