Blue and Green: As permafrost soils thaw the greenhouse gases stored are likely to be released gradually and over a prolonged period of time, having a similar affect to topical deforestation, according to research from the US Geological Survey. Permafrost soils contain twice as much carbon as there is currently in the atmosphere. As climate change has an impact and permafrost thaws the release of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere increases. Temperatures in high-latitude regions of the Earth, where...