All thermokarst lakes articles

  • Gaurikund_at_Mount_Kailash_in_Tibet
    News

    Tibet’s thawing lakes accelerate greenhouse gas release

    2026-05-20T11:17:00Z

    Lakes on the Tibetan Plateau are undergoing a dramatic transformation; once stable carbon sinks, they are rapidly becoming significant sources of greenhouse gases due to climate warming. Rising temperatures are accelerating permafrost thaw and glacier retreat, feeding feeds the expansion of ’thermokarst’ lakes.

  • 4,250m_Yamdrok_Tso_Tibet_China_西藏_羊卓雍湖_-_panoramio_(1)
    News

    Tibet’s thawing lakes accelerate greenhouse gas release

    2026-04-29T08:56:00Z

    Lakes on the Tibetan Plateau are undergoing a dramatic transformation; once stable carbon sinks, they are rapidly becoming significant sources of greenhouse gases due to climate warming.

  • Janina Rahlff
    Careers

    The Rahlff lab

    2024-06-06T13:21:00Z

    The Aero-Aquatic Virus Research Group led by Dr. Janina Rahlff conducts basic research on microbial viruses from the surface microlayer, which is the 1-mm thick ‘skin’ of a water body’s surface, and in atmospheric ecosystems.