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arctic permafrost wildfires

Global warming fuels more frequent wildfires in the Arctic—which leads to more global warming, study finds

Wildfires can damage the Arctic’s permafrost—a frozen layer of soil that stores large amounts of carbon—and can contribute to an increase of greenhouse gas emissions.
Methane-eating bacteria could help decrease greenhouse gas emissions from thawing Arctic tundra
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Methane-eating bacteria could help decrease greenhouse gas emissions from thawing Arctic tundra

A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change has discovered a type of methane-oxidizing bacteria living in upland Arctic soils that could potentially offset some of these emissions.

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