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Newly Identified Permafrost Melting Process could be Significant
The more pressing issue coming into focus is that the permafrost does not melt uniformly, and tends to collapse here and there into thousands, maybe millions, of lakes - that break through the surface "active layer" of the permafrost, and into the reservoir of more deeply stored carbon.
These lakes are hot-spots of carbon and methane release, and could add substantially to the total output in coming centuries.
https://climatecrocks.com/2019/06/13/new-process-might-mean-faster-permafrost-melt/
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