Bibliothek Wissenschaftspark Albert Einstein, 2016
In 2011 the Arctic Council directed the Senior Arctic Officials 'to review the need for an integrated assessment of multiple drivers of Arctic change as a tool...
Key findings Since IPY in 2007-08, new record high ground temperatures have been observed at many permafrost observatories across the Arctic. The greatest...
Permafrost temperatures have increased in polar and high-elevation regions, affecting the climate system and the integrity of natural and built environments....
In 2016, the dominant greenhouse gases released into Earth's atmosphere-carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide-continued to increase and reach new record...
Permafrost warming has the potential to amplify global climate change, because when frozen sediments thaw it unlocks soil organic carbon. Yet to date, no...