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Dr. Merritt Turetsky

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Director of Arctic National Security, CU Boulder. @RASEI_CU Fellow. Ecologist & chaser of permafrost & fires. In love with boglands. Represented by @zcosini

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Bog word of the day is ombrotrophic. Ombros (Greek)= rain shower; Trophic from trophikós= nutrition. Bogs (unlike other wetlands like fens) are ombrotrophic & receive all water & nutrient inputs from precipitation. This fosters unique chemistry & species like meat eating plants.

Bog word of the day is ombrotrophic. Ombros (Greek)= rain shower; Trophic from trophikós= nutrition. Bogs (unlike other wetlands like fens) are ombrotrophic & receive all water & nutrient inputs from precipitation. This fosters unique chemistry & species like meat eating plants.

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Today I am imagining a future where we normalize and value pocket-sized wetlands everywhere. A win for biodiversity, carbon storage, water management and likely our wellness overall.

Today I am imagining a future where we normalize and value pocket-sized wetlands everywhere. A win for biodiversity, carbon storage, water management and likely our wellness overall.

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Visual demonstration of a climate feedback. Methane bubbling up through flooded soils in an area impacted by permafrost thaw. Warming leads to thaw, triggering hotspots of carbon emissions, repeat cycle. Video credit: @ArcticWebb Will Cox

Visual demonstration of a climate feedback. Methane bubbling up through flooded soils in an area impacted by permafrost thaw. Warming leads to thaw, triggering hotspots of carbon emissions, repeat cycle. Video credit: @ArcticWebb Will Cox

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Impacts of permafrost thaw on Alaskan lands. Live reporting from the field this week. Check it out and please share to spread awareness of RAPID climate change in the far north.

Impacts of permafrost thaw on Alaskan lands. Live reporting from the field this week. Check it out and please share to spread awareness of RAPID climate change in the far north.

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More impacts of permafrost thaw. Please share to spread awareness of how climate change and thawing permafrost lead to ground collapse, erosion, and loss of ancient carbon from soils.

More impacts of permafrost thaw. Please share to spread awareness of how climate change and thawing permafrost lead to ground collapse, erosion, and loss of ancient carbon from soils.

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Permafrost is thawing and in many places leads to ground collapse, subsidence and flooding. Check out my demonstration. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateActionNow

Permafrost is thawing and in many places leads to ground collapse, subsidence and flooding. Check out my demonstration. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateActionNow

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There are hundreds of overwintering or zombie fires burning in Canada - a legacy from the unbelievable 2023 fire season. We hope to learn more, but for now there is little understanding of their impacts. Dr. Jennifer Baltzer

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There are hundreds of overwintering or zombie fires burning in Canada - a legacy from the unbelievable 2023 fire season. We hope to learn more, but for now there is little understanding of their impacts. Dr. Jennifer Baltzer

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Bogs are beautiful. Bogs cool the climate. Bogs lead to diversity innovation (meat eating plants anyone?). Bogs clean our water. Bogs protect forests from drought. Please share some big bog appreciation for these wonders. #BogDay

Bogs are beautiful. Bogs cool the climate. Bogs lead to diversity innovation (meat eating plants anyone?). Bogs clean our water. Bogs protect forests from drought. Please share some big bog appreciation for these wonders. #BogDay

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I love bogs because they -are weird and unstable -were considered portals to the gods -are beautiful in an eerie way -are storytellers -are powerful enough to control Earth’s climate -are vulnerable and need protection. Save bogs to save ourselves.

I love bogs because they -are weird and unstable -were considered portals to the gods -are beautiful in an eerie way -are storytellers -are powerful enough to control Earth’s climate -are vulnerable and need protection. Save bogs to save ourselves.

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It’s a permafrost demo! Join me in a forested permafrost bog as I measure surface permafrost thaw that converts a healthy forest into drunken trees, ground subsidence, and flooding.

It’s a permafrost demo! Join me in a forested permafrost bog as I measure surface permafrost thaw that converts a healthy forest into drunken trees, ground subsidence, and flooding.

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