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Warmer weather causing Alaska's tundra to release more CO2

A new study reveals that carbon emissions from the North Slope tundra had increased by 70% since the 1970s

Published Tue, May 9, 2017 · 09:50 PM

New York

AS global warming continues, a big unknown is what will happen to the carbon balance between the atmosphere and the land, especially in the far north.

Will Arctic and near-Arctic regions continue to take more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through plant activity than they release, or will they release more than they store?

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