Study suggests Arctic permafrost melting faster than thought

[petros]

They sink once the weigh so much. How many sticks float in that upright position?? Perhaps if they were to adapt to growing sideways to the sun instead . . .
Like in the photo below rather than the stupid explanation they give, the tree is falling over, period.
https://www.soils4teachers.org/tundra
Tundra Soils
Welcome to the oft frozen tundra (and no, not the Green Bay Packer Kind).

The tundra is a very unique landscape, with freezing and thawing creating unique patterns in the ground. During the summer, water can accumulate underground, then freeze, which drives the soil upward into a small hill call a Pingo.

Climate of the Tundra

Tundra soils are formed at high latitudes. It is usually very cold in the tundra. Tundra soils are generally frozen, and are classifed as Gelisols (think Gelato!).
In order to be a Gelisol, permafrost needs to be within 100 cm of the soil surface. These soils freeze and thaw a lot, making the soil heave and buckle (cryoturbation), like a mixter does to cookie dough. This creates trees at funny angles (shown above), and can generate a lot of building issues.
Organisms
Did you know that the largest portion of soil organic matter in the world is located in the tundra? This makes it vital to the carbon cycle. Though this seems contradictory to most, how can soils hold so much organic matter if they are so cold? Well, these regions are too cold for the decomposition of organic matter, so all of the living things stay trapped in the soil. There are many different varieties of mosses, lichens, shrubs and trees, and animals that call the tundra home.

Ever been there?

 

[darkbeaver]

You have to go back 107 years to find a colder October-April in North America.

When we compare agricultural history to solar cycles we get a minimum picture, plague can,t be far behind, followed by war, desperate for sun Norsemen looking for some civilization to eat. Eight months of winter, the other four will be unevenly divided. Boston is close at hand where I am, someday the entire east coast of Canada will plunder these cosmopolitan feeders. It, s nothing personal it,s just climate advised human evolution. You warm fat people won,t feel a thing.

Yall better hope the globe is warming. The Church of Global Warming Disaster spoken of, in Revelations maybe.


Hey Petros, I, m quite sure there is hunger on the way. The Climate of this planet is maintained, adjusted, attuned, obeidiant, to the cosmic electrical circuit, there,s going to be a slight diminuation of electricity comming to these parts of this galaxy, hense the need for invasion and conquest of theses near and subtropical regions, Where will we get the tanks? What Canada needs nay demands is revolution. What should we break away frum? Ottawa has a big problem looming on the horizon. Nova Scotia built Canada/Kanata, and we kin tear it down we own the eastern seaboard. What I,m suggesting is that Nova Scotia don,t need the rest of Canada, we can live on cod. The rest of this country has nothing to add to the splenderous existance in Nova Scotia asociated with the seconde biggest ocean on the world. Agriculture or Death. same old story

 

[Curious Cdn]

Muskeg with frost heaves innit ...

Makes me itch just looking at it. (The blackflies are already carrying off little children to the North of here.)

 

[petros]

When we compare agricultural history to solar cycles we get a minimum picture, plague can,t be far behind, followed by war, desperate for sun Norsemen looking for some civilization to eat. Eight months of winter, the other four will be unevenly divided. Boston is close at hand where I am, someday the entire east coast of Canada will plunder these cosmopolitan feeders. It, s nothing personal it,s just climate advised human evolution. You warm fat people won,t feel a thing.

Yall better hope the globe is warming. The Church of Global Warming Disaster spoken of, in Revelations maybe.
Hey Petros, I, m quite sure there is hunger on the way. The Climate of this planet is maintained, adjusted, attuned, obeidiant, to the cosmic electrical circuit, there,s going to be a slight diminuation of electricity comming to these parts of this galaxy, hense the need for invasion and conquest of theses near and subtropical regions, Where will we get the tanks? What Canada needs nay demands is revolution. What should we break away frum? Ottawa has a big problem looming on the horizon. Nova Scotia built Canada/Kanata, and we kin tear it down we own the eastern seaboard. What I,m suggesting is that Nova Scotia don,t need the rest of Canada, we can live on cod. The rest of this country has nothing to add to the splenderous existance in Nova Scotia asociated with the seconde biggest ocean on the world. Agriculture or Death. same old story

I asked this question of Cliffy:"How will a war over renewables be different than a war over oil?"

 

[Curious Cdn]

I asked this question of Cliffy:"How will a war over renewables be different than a war over oil?"

It's a lot more dangerous, for one thing. You can get cancer awhile wrangling stolen windmills, for instance.