Thawing permafrost may trigger overlooked carbon sink in rivers

PHYSorg
Jun 17, 2026, 11:00 am71 pts
A new study published in Nature shows that rock weathering increasingly counteracts river CO2 emissions as permafrost degrades. The study was carried out by a collaborative team of researchers from Umeå University in Sweden and East China Normal University.

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