Arctic tundra: Why the region becomes a • Table.Briefings

The number of caribou is decreasing: a threat to the food security of the local population.

The Arctic tundra has changed from a carbon sink to a carbon source for the first time. A NOAA report warns of a „warmer, wetter and unsafe world“ for the local population and many animal and plant species.

The past nine years have been the warmest in the Arctic since records began. The permafrost is thawing and climate change is intensifying wildfires. All of this has turned the Arctic tundra into a source of carbon and methane, as an update of the Arctic Report Card for the year 2024 shows. The report speaks of a „new regime.“

Arctic tundra: Why the region becomes a CO2 source

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