"The tundra, which is experiencing warming and increased wildfire, is now emitting more carbon that it stores, which will worsen climate change impacts," NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad said in a press release. "This is yet one more sign, predicted by scientists, of the consequences of inadequately reducing fossil fuel pollution."
Roisin Commane, a climate scientist at Columbia University, mentioned that she finds the situation concerning, stating: "It means that that CO2 will keep going...We won't be able to do much about it."
The report indicates, "The Arctic is warming faster than the global average for the 11th year in a row," reflecting the ongoing effects of climate change predominantly due to fossil fuel burning.
Scientists caution that the emissions from the tundra signal a pivotal change in an ecosystem vital for regulating global temperatures, implying future climate interactions could be increasingly challenging to mitigate.
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