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Permafrost Becoming a Carbon Source Instead of a Sink
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Permafrost Becoming a Carbon Source Instead of a Sink

As global and regional warming continues, winter emissions of carbon dioxide from Arctic lands are offsetting what plants absorb in the summer.

Published Nov 19, 2019

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Methane Emissions Continue to Rise
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Methane Emissions Continue to Rise

Rapid growth from 2008–2017 built upon the rise in the atmospheric concentration of the gas that has been happening for more than a century.

Published Jul 15, 2020

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Methane Emissions from the Arctic Ocean
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Methane Emissions from the Arctic Ocean

Airborne measurements detect the greenhouse gas rising out of cracks in the ice cap.

Published May 9, 2012

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Satellite Detects Human Contribution to Atmospheric CO2
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Satellite Detects Human Contribution to Atmospheric CO2

Measurements from OCO-2 will provide a baseline for monitoring changes in emissions.

Published Nov 17, 2016

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A Year in the Life of Carbon Dioxide
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A Year in the Life of Carbon Dioxide

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 has compiled its first year of data and started quantifying the cycles of emission and absorption of the greenhouse gas.

Published Dec 12, 2015

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Scientists Show Connection Between Gas Flaring and Arctic Pollution
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Scientists Show Connection Between Gas Flaring and Arctic Pollution

Waste natural gas from industrial oil and gas fields could be a source of nitrogen dioxide and black carbon pollution, according to new research.

Published Apr 27, 2016

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Arctic Fires Fill the Skies with Soot
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Arctic Fires Fill the Skies with Soot

Fires in Alaska, Siberia, and Greenland have emitted large amounts of black carbon this summer.

Published Jul 31, 2019

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Megacities Carbon Project
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Megacities Carbon Project

Scientists know cities are major emitters of greenhouse gases, but tracking emissions remains a challenge.

Published Nov 11, 2015

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OCO-2 Lifts Off
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OCO-2 Lifts Off

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) may help scientists answer key questions about how carbon cycles between Earth’s atmosphere, ocean, and land.

Published Jul 3, 2014

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Global Patterns of Carbon Dioxide
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Global Patterns of Carbon Dioxide

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations reached record levels in 2013.

Published Sep 27, 2013

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Picturing Arctic Permafrost
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Picturing Arctic Permafrost

When Arctic permafrost thaws, it emits gases into the atmosphere that warm the climate.

Published Apr 1, 2016

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Counting Carbon Over Southern California
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Counting Carbon Over Southern California

NASA’s new Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 calibrated its sensors by taking data from an area where ground stations could provide ground truth.

Published Nov 7, 2014

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Where Are Arctic Soils Defrosting?
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Where Are Arctic Soils Defrosting?

A holey, Swiss cheese-like landscape, thermokarst is distributed widely across the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere.

Published Jan 18, 2017

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Arctic Amplification
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Arctic Amplification

Temperatures are warming faster in the Arctic than anywhere else in the world. Here’s why.

Published May 26, 2013

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Global Green Up Slows Warming
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Global Green Up Slows Warming

Scientists say the world would be even warmer if not for a surge in plant growth.

Published Feb 18, 2020

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Migrating Siberian Shrubs
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Migrating Siberian Shrubs

Over the past forty years, shrubs have invaded the Siberian tundra, a sign that the Arctic is fundamentally changing as temperatures warm.

Published Jan 19, 2012

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