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• Arctic Permafrost Thaw Creates "Leaky" Soils, Increasing Gas Permeability up to 100-Fold

  Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A laboratory study from the University of Leeds has revealed that thawing permafrost becomes 25 to 100 times more permeable, allowing climate-forcing gases to escape into the atmos...

• Alaskan Permafrost Thaw Releasing Ancient Carbon into Arctic Waters as Warming Season Extends into Autumn

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A high-resolution study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst reveals that a Wisconsin-sized area of Alaska’s North Slope is experiencing rapid permafrost degradation. The res...

• University of Leeds Study Warns Thawing Permafrost Permeability Increases 100-Fold Accelerating Greenhouse Gas Escape

  Published: Mar 30, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers at the University of Leeds have discovered that thawing permafrost becomes up to 100 times more permeable, allowing stored carbon and methane to leak into the atmospher...

• University of Alaska Fairbanks Study Warns of Rapid Decline in Shorefast Ice Protecting Northern Coastlines

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A comprehensive 27-year analysis reveals that Alaska's landfast ice is forming later and disappearing faster than previously modeled. Researchers found that the Chukchi and Beaufor...