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potentially all vegatable matter currently locked in permafrost may begin to decompose and release huge amounts of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
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How and why is melting of permafrost dangerous?
Permafrost, when it melts, releases vast amounts of methane (CH4), a powerful greenhouse gas, produced from the anaerobic rotting of the permafrost vegetation. This increases global warming, which is causing climate change.
Does global warming affect the tundra biome?
Yes global warming does affect the tundra biome by melting away all of the ice that these animals are depending on.
How will India be affected by global warming?
yes the Himalayas melting affect
Would the melting of permafrost cause a runaway greenhouse effect?
It's possible. Yes. Permafrost is essentially frozen peaty deposits in many of the arctic regions of the world. As the organics have slowly decomposed over thousands of years under anaerobic conditions they have released methane gas which has been trapped in the ice and organic fiber matrix of the permafrost materials. Melting permafrost releases this methane which is a potent greenhouse gas. The feedback of global warming causing the melting and the melting releasing methane to enhance the warming effect creates a greater and growing problem.
How does global air pollution affect Antarctica?
Global air pollution contributes to global warming, which in turn can contribute to ice melting in Antarctica.
What is the cause of the warming of the atmosphere?
Global Warming. Due to global warming, ice in the polar region is melting
Why is the arctic melting?
global warming
What is global warming doing?
Global warming is melting the glaciers throughout the earth's surface.
How does global warming affect China?
Global warming is global, so it affecting China the same as other countries. Temperatures are rising, as are sea levels. Glaciers are melting and China's great rivers may lose their reservoirs of ice.
How do natural gases affect global warming?
How is global warming happening
Do rain forests affect global warming?
no but they get affected by global warming
What is global warming doing to the world?
the poles are melting
