If you associate a vast tundra with the massive northeastern region in Russia, you’re not alone. Across nearly 2,500 miles of unbroken wilderness, the Arctic tundra is a unique and unexpectedly ...

The Arctic tundra is warming up and that's causing long-frozen ground to melt as well as an increase in wildfires. The region is "now emitting more carbon that it stores, which will worsen climate ...

As the Arctic tundra warms up, fires may become more common. And as a giant burn in 2007 shows, those fires could turn the tundra from a carbon sink into a menacing source of atmospheric carbon.

Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world's arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. The findings are important given ...

Tundra fires could accelerate climate warming Date: July 27, 2011 Source: University of Florida Summary: After a 10,000-year absence, wildfires have returned to the Arctic tundra, and a new study ...

Science Arctic Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution, According to New Report Card NOAA scientists and affiliated researchers have documented profound change in the frozen north as U.S ...

In fact, the tundra may be the environment most threatened by climate change on the planet, according to paleobotanist Jennifer McElwain of Trinity College Dublin, author of an article about plant ...

Tundra fires are still relatively rare but are expected to increase due to warming temperatures and more lightning activity. Some projections indicate that wildfires in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta ...

Behold the tundra biome. Characterized by extremely cold temperatures and treeless, frozen landscapes, the species here are marvels at adapting to the harsh climate.

Bullish - Video. Arctic Tundra: Biomes, Climate, and Wildlife. Posted: April 26, 2025 | Last updated: April 26, 2025. Provides an introduction to Earth's biomes, explaining how they are ...

ConocoPhillips CEO, Ryan Lance Reuters Climate change bites back. Set to be built in Alaska's North Slope, the ConocoPhillips project is reliant on the region's cold temperatures and the ...