Los Alamos National Laboratory: Climate Change Drives Runoff From Arctic Permafrost
July 07, 2023
July 07, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 7 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news:
Rising temperatures and changes in precipitation are driving increases to streamflow in areas of high-latitude North America where permafrost dominates the landscape.
"We saw long-term trends of increasing streamflows in the Arctic that reflect how deeper layers of the permafrost are thawing and releasing water," said Katrina Bennett, a hydr . . .
Rising temperatures and changes in precipitation are driving increases to streamflow in areas of high-latitude North America where permafrost dominates the landscape.
"We saw long-term trends of increasing streamflows in the Arctic that reflect how deeper layers of the permafrost are thawing and releasing water," said Katrina Bennett, a hydr . . .