Fuente: U-M News Service - Releases - engineering environment health infotech lsa physicsmath science socialsci
Expuesto el: miércoles, 05 de mayo de 2010 6:00
Autor: U-M News Service - Releases - engineering environment health infotech lsa physicsmath science socialsci
Asunto: Stream water study detects thawing permafrost
| Among the worrisome environmental effects of global warming is the thawing of Arctic permafrost—soil that normally remains at or below the freezing point for at least a two-year period and often much longer. Monitoring changes in permafrost is difficult with current methods, but a study by University of Michigan researchers offers a new approach to assessing the extent of the problem |
