Permafrost soils store vast quantities of organic matter that are vulnerable to decomposition under a warming climate. Recent research finds that methane release from thawing permafrost may outpace carbon dioxide as a major contributor to global warming over the next century.
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Herndon, E.M. Permafrost slowly exhales methane. Nature Clim Change 8, 273–274 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0129-6
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