by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
Alaska\u2019s soil is warming even at depth, with the fastest increases occurring in the Arctic region characterised by continuous permafrost<\/a>. These findings come from a study<\/a> by Washington State University<\/strong>, which analysed temperatures recorded between 1997 and 2023. The findings show that polar amplification<\/a>, the phenomenon whereby warming<\/strong> is more intense at higher latitudes, also extends to soil temperatures.<\/p>\n “Soil and air temperatures warmed significantly throughout Alaska\u201d, states the study, published in Frontiers in Climate<\/em>. \u201cPolar amplification<\/strong> was evident in soil temperatures as well as air temperatures, with warming occurring fastest in the continuous permafrost region (the Arctic) and decreasing with latitude”.<\/p>\n