Climate change's effects are becoming a more prominent concern in Siberia. As the permafrost(frozen soil) continues to melt at a rapid, scientists are beginning to use this region's soil as a source to answer some questions that could improve climate change research. But this melting permafrost is going to deter the climate even more. As climate change is increasing temperatures, the permafrost layer is melting. The permafrost is being exposed to too much sun due to the loss of healthy trees from deforestation that occurred in the 1960s. As the trees were cut down, the newly planted trees grew at a tilt, exposing the ground to more sunlight. This permafrost melt is now creating a crater in Siberia that is expanding with climate change. Scientists also believe that inside this permafrost are vast amounts of methane, which will release into the atmosphere and increase the rate of climate change as the permafrost melts. Scientific research must be funded to decrease the amount of methane being released into the atmosphere to deter this vicious cycle of climate change. As deforestation is now being seen to cause dramatic melting of permafrost, increasing the atmosphere's exposure to more greenhouse gases, laws must be enacted to prevent human activity from impacting the environment in a harmful way. news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/siberia-batagiaka-crater-climate-change/
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