USGS Projects Large Loss of Alaska Permafrost by 2100

By Jon Campbell/Bruce Wylie | USGS on Nov 30, 2015   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near-surface permafrost that presently underlies 38 percent of boreal and arctic Alaska would be reduced by 16 to 24 percent by the end of the 21st century under widely accepted climate scenarios. Permafrost declines are more […]