Thawing permafrost releases potent greenhouse gas
Melting permafrost unleashes methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, creating a dangerous feedback loop that accelerates global warming and threatens climate stability.
Permafrost, the permanently frozen ground covering a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere, is rapidly thawing due to rising global temperatures. This melting releases methane, a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a century, trapping heat and accelerating warming. Scientists estimate these frozen regions store 1,500 gigatons of organic carbon, much of which could become methane.
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