Permafrost Pathways
Permafrost Pathways connects science, people and policy to address Arctic permafrost thaw and support affected communities (Permafrost Pathways).
Image: NASA/Peter Griffith (GSFC_20171208_Archive_e000002, ABoVE flight over Alaska, public domain).
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When frozen ground thaws, villages sink and carbon escapes. This team works on both.
Permafrost thaw could release 30 to more than 150 billion tons of carbon by 2100 (Permafrost Pathways).
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Explain Like I'm 10
- Permafrost is ground that stays frozen all year.
- As the Arctic warms, it thaws, the land sinks and gases escape.
- This team measures the thaw and helps towns plan what to do.
The Five W's of Permafrost Pathways
Who
Woodwell Climate Research Center, the Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School and the Alaska Institute for Justice.
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What
Adaptation and mitigation strategies for permafrost thaw, from monitoring to policy.
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When
Launched in 2022 with funding through the TED Audacious Project.
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Why
The Arctic is warming about three times faster than the global rate, and thaw emissions are largely left out of global carbon budgets.
Source: Permafrost Pathways, home page
How You Can Help
- Learn and share: read how thaw affects Arctic communities and share it
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Saving Planets features Permafrost Pathways because its work helps the planet. This is a showcase, not a partnership: we are not partners with Permafrost Pathways and receive nothing from it.
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Impact Statement
Nonprofit solution · launched 2022
Upper estimates of thaw emissions are on par with the cumulative emissions of the entire United States at its current rate (Permafrost Pathways).
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The Arctic is warming at three times the global rate (Permafrost Pathways).
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
Thaw is collapsing land under homes and villages, an environmental justice crisis for Arctic residents (Permafrost Pathways).
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For Nature
Better monitoring keeps permafrost carbon in the picture for climate decisions (Permafrost Pathways).
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Support Permafrost Pathways
Permafrost Pathways accepts donations through Woodwell Climate Research Center.
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