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Re: North Slope permafrost thawing sooner than expected

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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> North Slope permafrost thawing sooner than expected
>> http://phys.org/news/2015-12-north-slope-permafrost-sooner.html
> 
> 
>> "The temperature of permafrost is rapidly changing," said Vladimir
>> Romanovsky, head of the Permafrost Laboratory at the University of
>> Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
>>
>> "For the last 30 years, the mean annual ground temperature at the top
>> of permafrost on the North Slope has been rising," Romanovsky said.
>> The mean annual ground temperature?an average of all of the years'
>> highs and lows at the Deadhorse research site?was 17.6 degrees
>> Fahrenheit (minus 8 degrees Celsius) in 1988, and now it's 28.5 F
>> (minus 2 C). Researchers expect the average annual ground temperature
>> to reach 32 F (0 C), the melting point of ice, in many areas.
>>
>> "We believe this will be before 2100 at many locations within the
>> North Slope," Romanovsky said.

Sounds good for farming.

-- 
Jim Pennino

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North Slope permafrost thawing sooner than expected Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-15 20:39 -0600
  Re: North Slope permafrost thawing sooner than expected jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-16 03:48 +0000
  Re: North Slope permafrost thawing sooner than expected Wally W. <ww84wa@aim.com> - 2015-12-16 07:48 -0500

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