Researchers believe the Arctic will be completely free of summer ice within a generation due to global warming, The Wall Street Journal reports. The consequences of the disappearing sea ice … Read more
Conservation
Arctic Tipping Point Happening
Yesterday’s The Washington Post article Arctic sea ice drops to second lowest level on record highlights how important it is that we act now to confront the climate crisis. Arctic … Read more
Carbon Stored in Arctic Soils Higher Than Previously Thought
A recent study led by Chien-Lu Ping of University of Alaska-Fairbanks and published in Nature Geoscience estimates that organic carbon stored in the North American Arctic Region is considerably higher … Read more
MU Researchers Find that Submerged Oak Trees Store Carbon 2,000 Years Longer
The role that forests play in climate conditions is vast and complex, including conversion of carbon dioxide into oxygen, stabilization of coastlines and open terrain, shade provision, and the reflection … Read more
