Thawing permafrost is full of ice-forming particles that could get into the atmosphere
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Jan, 2021
Editor’s note: Jessie Creamean and Thomas Hill, research scientists in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, wrote this Research Brief, a short take about interesting academic work, for The Conversation in January 2021. Colorado State is a contributing institution to The Conversation, an independent collaboration between editors and academics that provides informed news analysis and commentary to the general public. See the entire list of contributing faculty and their articles here.
Permafrost is thawing across the Arctic, releasing microbes and organic materials that have been