Hi Mr. Taterka,
I hope you had a nice summer and enjoyed your expedition of the Alaskan Tundra. It looked like you had a great time and I thoroughly enjoyed all the pictures you posted because Alaska is truly magnificent. After watching your videos and reading your journal entries I had a couple questions regarding your expedition, the microbes ,and the release of organic carbon from the permafrost due to the sunlight.
What factor do you believe is more at fault or to blame for the release of Carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, the rising artic temperature and sunlight that is causing the frozen tundra to thaw and release the carbon from the permafrost or the microbes that are eating the organic carbon released from the permafrost into the land and water?
How does the carbon from the permafrost ultimately reach the atmosphere as carbon dioxide?
Since the permafrost holds approximately twice than in all of the earth’s atmosphere are there possible ways to prevent or delay this release of carbon into the atmosphere, or is there really nothing we can do?
Can the melting permafrost eventually become dangerous or life threatening to us and the world's climate?
Why have so many of the plants from Alaska become stored as permafrost rather than being consumed by wildlife or decomposed by bacteria? Is there a shortage of bacteria or plant eaters?
What part of your trip do you enjoy the most? Was it the wildlife, the tundra, the people you worked with, the research, findings you made, etc.?
I am looking forward to hearing from you, Leo Canino