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Christina Schädel

Dr. Christina Schädel is an assistant research professor in the Center for Ecosystem Science and Society at Northern Arizona University. She is also lead coordinator of the Permafrost Carbon Network, a data synthesis-based research program, and co-leader of the Permafrost Collaboration Team of the Interagency Arctic Research Policy.

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Feb 18, 2020
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Thermokarst lakes, which result from water released by thawing permafrost, dot the land around Omulyakhskaya and Khromskaya Bays, Northern Siberia, pictured on June 15, 2009.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

Permafrost Is Already Thawing. Will It Tip the Scales in the Climate Crisis?

Across the northern hemisphere’s higher reaches, thawing permafrost could release billions of tons of carbon.
by
Christina Schädel,
Carbon Brief
February 19, 2020
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