Environmental Impact
The release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from thawing permafrost contributes to this environmental phenomenon, exacerbating climate change.
What is the greenhouse effect?
A phenomenon when reservoir populations of pathogens come into contact with a new host population. As the climate warms, this is more likely in locations where glacial water flows into nearby bodies of water.
What is viral spillover?
These animals are key to rewilding efforts in the present-day, and researchers plan to increase these animals’ presence over three experimental areas to keep 72,000 tonnes of carbon in the ground.
What are horses and bison?
This term describes a phenomenon in which the effects of climate change, such as permafrost thawing, release additional greenhouse gasses like methane, further intensifying global warming.
What is a feedback loop?
Infected reindeer corpses thawed due to rising temperatures and a nearby Siberian community was exposed to the diseases, leaving 72 people sick and 1 boy dead.
What was the 2016 Siberian anthrax outbreak?
According to research from the University of Oxford, this proposed action in the Arctic could help prevent permafrost thaw and reduce climate change risks.
What is rewilding?
Vox highlighted the landscape-altering effects of permafrost thawing, including the collapse of iconic Arctic structures.
What are ice domes/ice wedges?
Utah State university conducted research on permafrost as a potential reservoir for pathogens. What term describes these pathogens’ ability to survive long-term freezing?
What are cryogenic microorganisms?
A natural climate solution that combats societal challenges by enhancing nature. An example of this is rewilding.
What is eco-engineering?