Arctic permafrost releases more CO2 than once believed

ScienceDaily
Feb 9, 2021, 11:38 am99 pts
There may be greater CO2 emissions associated with thawing Arctic permafrost than ever imagined. An international team of researchers has discovered that soil bacteria release CO2 previously thought to be trapped by iron. The finding presents a large new carbon footprint that is unaccounted for in current…

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