A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks.
A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks.
The findings suggest that the capacity of polar oceans to remove carbon from the atmosphere may be reduced as the world continues to heat up.
The study is led by Jochen Knies from the iC3 Polar Research Hub.
Jochen and his collaborators discovered that rapid changes in the Arctic are transforming vibrant fjord ecosystems like Kongsfjorden in Svalbard.
Read more at UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Image: Global warming may weaken Arctic fjords' ability to store carbon. This is Kings Bay in Svalbard. (Credit: Till Bruckner/UiT)
