Northern permafrost switches from carbon sink to carbon source earlier than thought in models including deep soil carbon
2026-06-17 01:54 UTC
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@P00ptart@lemmy.world 2026-06-17 10:41
How could permafrost be considered a sink? Wouldn’t it have to continue to grow to be a sink? It’s not like if a tree or bush dies in the northern latitudes these days, it’ll get pushed into the ground before it rots. So how would new carbon get locked into the permafrost? Just it’s roots?
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@HubertManne@piefed.social 2026-06-18 19:27
This has been the case with siberia for awhile yeah?