Commentator Sy Montgomery likes to visit her favorite bog where life seems boundless, mysterious, and where time seems to stand still. Ms. Montgomery is the author of “Nature’s Everyday Mysteries”. She comes to us from New Hampshire Public Radio.
Getting to the Bottom of Methane
Getting to the Bottom of Methane
River Resurrection
Scotching the Wind
Not-So-Perma Permafrost
Melting sea ice in the Arctic may cause more rapid melting of the permanently frozen ground or permafrost. That will increase green house gas emissions ? but some of the emissions may be countered by the faster growth of vegetation in the region.
Today’s Geo Quiz sent us in search of a European country whose borders are shifting as a result of climate change. The answer is Italy. Anchor Lisa Mullins explains why.
For today’s Geo Quiz, we head to the frozen north. We have heard a lot about the problem of melting ice as climate change warms up the Arctic. But scientists are also worried about something else that is melting up there — permafrost.
