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Arctic permafrost thaw plays greater role in climate change than previously estimated
Abrupt thawing of permafrost will double previous estimates of potential carbon emissions from permafrost thaw in the Arctic, and is already rapidly changing the landscape and ecology of the circumpolar north, a new CU Boulder-led study finds.
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I asked a Scripps Institute lecturer nearly 30 years ago why their climate models didn't include permafrost/methane hydrate feedback, he didn't give a straight answer("We chose to focus on other things"). They have known and downplayed this climate change time bomb for decades.