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And if the world doesn’t adopt consistent measures to protect the climate, they write, the tundra could disappear completely. The dire prediction is reported in a study in eLife that simulates ...

The word tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia, which means 'treeless plain.' The extremely cold temperatures of the tundra, combined with the lack of precipitation makes for a rather barren ...

Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy, and rainfall is scant. Tundra lands are covered with snow for much of ...

Umair Irfan is a correspondent at Vox writing about climate change, energy policy, and science. He is also a regular contributor to the radio program Science Friday. Prior to Vox, he was a ...

A new analysis reveals that this was the most destructive tundra fire at that site for at least 5,000 years. Models built on 60 years of climate and fire data found that even moderate increases in ...

Surface air temperatures: second-warmest since 1900. Summer 2024: wettest ever in the Arctic. Sea ice extent: sixth-lowest on record. Tundra greenness: second-highest in the 25-year record of ...

Overall, whether the tundra soil acts as a C source or sink depends on plant and microbial responses to climate warming. Our results indicate that the soil C is highly vulnerable to climate ...