A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, upending a ...

The declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd use habitat with differing levels of climate change-related ...

The re-profiling of plant communities is important because it could alter the way the tundra ecosystem functions. Taller Arctic plants will trap more snow around them, insulating the ground from ...

The last nine years have been the warmest ever recorded in the Arctic Circle ... was the rainiest summer on record, and plant life bloomed across the tundra at a near-record pace.

melting permafrost threatens to drain tundra wetlands, and erosion is degrading coastal habitats. MOVING EARLIER. As the onset of spring arrives earlier, some Arctic species are advancing the timing ...

and plant life bloomed across the tundra at a near-record pace. As the Arctic reacts to the planet-warming gases that humans have pumped into the atmosphere, the region is swiftly transforming and ...

That's a major transition that could reap consequences on human, plant and animal life far ... the latest Arctic evaluation was the effects of warmer weather and wildfires on the tundra, a far ...

Wildlife presenter Ferne Corrigan takes a look at the Arctic tundra and how plants and animals have adapted to live in this biome. Ferne describes the location of the tundra biomes around the ...

Green summer tundra ... the 2024 Arctic Report Card. (Photo by Craig McCaa/U.S. Bureau of Land Management) Winter emissions, which occur when there is little or no sunlight to enable plant ...