US agency The Arctic tundra is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by frequent wildfires that are turning it into a net source of carbon dioxide emissions after millennia of acting as a ...

The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...

Yet, the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can profoundly affect lives around the world. Arctic tundra now ...

Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the Arctic region to release more carbon dioxide and methane than its plants ...

Another 'drill, baby, drill' Trump administration promises to turn up the heat in fast-warming, methane-emitting Alaska.

The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, yet the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can profoundly affect lives around the world.

This is yet one more sign, predicted by scientists, of the consequences of inadequately reducing fossil fuel pollution,” said ...

For millennia, the tundra regions of the Arctic drew in carbon from the atmosphere and locked it in permafrost. That is the ...

Carbon sinks like the Arctic play crucial roles in regulating the planet’s climate. The region also functions as a heat sink ...

Fires, intensified by climate change, release carbon trapped in soil and plants. More frequent infernos have now transformed ...

Snow Pit Measurements, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set presents snow pit measurements ...

Rising temperatures, increasing precipitation, thawing permafrost and melting ice are pushing the Arctic outside its ...