Dr. Katey Walter Anthony is known for her methane studies. Walter Anthony found that these bulbs or balloons of gas were forming where the permafrost had thawed dozens of feet deep, making the stored carbon in the soil easier for the microbes to get to. ... The Yedoma soils are composed of many meters deep of decaying ancient grasslands, so there is a lot of carbon there. “It's a unique type of permafrost. It's only about 7 percent of the permafrost region in the north, but the amount of carbon it stores is closer to 25 percent,” said Walter Anthony. "So, Yedoma is kind of a hotspot bank account for permafrost carbon.” In the study published last month in the journal Nature Communications, Walter Anthony and her UAF colleagues identified some Alaska upland places are actually surprisingly large methane sources. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50346-5
Rick, your work is much appreciated. Thank you.
Thank you.
Alaska warming brings consequences!
"Permafrost is releasing methane where you don't expect it"
https://fm.kuac.org/science-and-technology/2024-08-13/permafrost-releasing-methane-where-you-dont-expect-it
Dr. Katey Walter Anthony is known for her methane studies. Walter Anthony found that these bulbs or balloons of gas were forming where the permafrost had thawed dozens of feet deep, making the stored carbon in the soil easier for the microbes to get to. ... The Yedoma soils are composed of many meters deep of decaying ancient grasslands, so there is a lot of carbon there. “It's a unique type of permafrost. It's only about 7 percent of the permafrost region in the north, but the amount of carbon it stores is closer to 25 percent,” said Walter Anthony. "So, Yedoma is kind of a hotspot bank account for permafrost carbon.” In the study published last month in the journal Nature Communications, Walter Anthony and her UAF colleagues identified some Alaska upland places are actually surprisingly large methane sources. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-50346-5
Echoing the sentiment above.
Thank you