Carbon Cycle– tag –

Soil is not simply the ground beneath us. It is a living ecosystem filled with microorganisms, fungi, earthworms, and insects that support food production, water cycles, forests, and carbon storage.

Permafrost has stored ancient carbon beneath the frozen ground for thousands of years. As the planet warms, thawing soil could release carbon dioxide and methane—turning a consequence of climate change into a new cause of warming.