Woods Hole Research Center

Scientists issued a dire warning today to UN climate negotiators in Bonn of a vicious global warming cycle that will be unlocked with the thawing of carbon-bearing permafrost.

Researchers have found that along with the rise in carbon emissions, the Earth's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has also gone up. But there is no guarantee that it would continue.

Scientists issued a dire warning today to UN climate negotiators in Bonn of a vicious global warming cycle that will be unlocked with the thawing of carbon-bearing permafrost.

Researchers have found that along with the rise in carbon emissions, the Earth's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has also gone up. But there is no guarantee that it would continue.