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Fairbanks student digs into the mystery of a CO2-breathing forest hole

1 Apr 2025
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
UAF undergraduate Leanne Bulger discovered a persistent hole in a Fairbanks forest emitting unusually high CO₂ levels—likely due to thawing permafrost microbes—and led a team using probes, gas analyzers, and radar to study its depth and gas flux.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner / Rebekah Arnold
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