Thawing permafrost is releasing microorganisms, with consequences that are still largely unknown https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deep-frozen-arctic-microbes-are-waking-up/?previewid=315B65F1-20D9-4FC6-8465CA1CB0C9E2D5 By Kimberley R. Miner, Arwyn Edwards, Charles Miller on November 20, 2020 Thermokarst, Russia. Credit: Getty Images In August 2019, Iceland held a funeral for the Okjökull Glacier, the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change. The community commemorated the event with read more Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up – Scientific American – K. Miner et al.