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November 17, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency expects to introduce new regulations on power plants... read this article

November 12, 2014
Despite large temperature increases in Alaska in recent decades, a new analysis of NASA airborne data... read this article

October 9, 2014
One small "hot spot" in the U.S. Southwest is responsible for producing the largest concentration of the greenhouse gas methane seen over the United States... read this article

May 1, 2014
As climate change melts Arctic permafrost and releases large amounts of methane into the atmosphere... read this article

April 28, 2014
The world’s permafrost contains roughly 227 Gigatonnes of carbon – more than one-third of the current amount of carbon in the atmosphere. read this article

February 18, 2013
Climate change chronicles from NASA, Dr. Chip Miller, Principal Investigator of CARVE, read this article

February 17, 2013
From the steps of City hall, Dr. Josh Fisher gives a shout out to CARVE (1:50-2:10). read this article

January 31, 2013
STANFORD (US) - Researchers are using Earth’s magnetic field to determine if the permafrost beneath lakes is thawing as a result of climate change. read this article

November 27, 2012
DOHA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Permafrost lands across Siberia and Alaska that contain vast stores of carbon are beginning to thaw, read this article

October 25, 2012
As much as 44 billion tons of nitrogen and 850 billion tons of carbon stored in arctic permafrost, or frozen ground, could be released... read this article

December 16, 2011
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - A bubble rose through a hole in the surface of a frozen lake. read this article

November 20, 2011
ScienceDaily (Nov. 20, 2011) - A reconstruction of plants' productivity and the amount of carbon stored in the ocean and terrestrial biosphere read this article

November 18, 2011
ScienceDaily (July 18, 2011) - Until recently, scientists were uncertain about how much and where in the world terrestrial carbon is being stored. read this article

November 4, 2011
ScienceDaily (Nov. 1, 2011) - Drying of northern wetlands has led to much more severe peatland wildfires ... read this article