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• Climate Warming Transforms Tibetan Plateau Lakes From Carbon Sinks Into Potent Greenhouse Gas Emitters

  Published: Apr 29, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A comprehensive review of nearly 400 scientific papers reveals that thawing permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau is triggering a massive release of methane and carbon dioxide from reg...

• 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...

• 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...