Melting Soils and Climate Change

Melting Soils and Climate Change

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

North Korea Summit, Being Awake While You Sleep, Rethinking Poll Reporting

Episode: North Korea Summit, Being Awake While You Sleep, Rethinking Poll Reporting

  • May 30, 2018 11:00 pm
  • 20:57 mins

Guest: Ben Abbott, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Ecology, Brigham Young University The ice caps in the Arctic are melting, but so is the permanently frozen soil. And that has the potential to really throw the balance of carbon dioxide out of whack. Why does melting dirt pose a problem for the atmosphere?