Thawing Permafrost Is Affecting Climate, but It’s Unclear by How Much - Eos
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Models produce widely varying estimates of how ecosystems in the northern permafrost region are currently affecting the global greenhouse gas budget.
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Original Title: Thawing Permafrost Is Affecting Climate, but It’s Unclear by How Much - the permafrost region teeters from carbon source to weak sink. Over a 20-year period CH4 contributed to warming, but over a 100-year period, emissions and absorptions mostly cancel each other out.