ABoVE and beyond 🛫 This summer, @nasaearth scientists were in Alaska and northwestern Canada to study how climate change is affecting the Arctic and boreal forests. This part of our planet is warming three times faster than the rest of Earth. With airborne radar instruments and scientists conducting experiments on the ground, NASA’s Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) has been studying the impacts of climate change for nearly a decade. 1: Katey Walter-Anthony sits in a kayak, taking measurements of methane emissions in the water at Big Trail Lake in Alaska. The lake is a thermokarst lake, meaning it formed due to permafrost thaw, and is emitting methane and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. 2. Liz Hoy and Chip Miller, ABoVE scientists from @nasagoddard and @nasajpl , in front of the @nasaarmstrong NASA-802 aircraft. A radar instrument on the plane allows the team to fly over Alaska and northwestern Canada to study the ground below. ✈️ 3: Liz Hoy uses a probe to measure soil moisture. This data helps scientists understand permafrost thaw in an area. 4: Matt Macander kneels down to point at a baby spruce tree at the site of the Shovel Creek Fire. The area burned in 2019 and new vegetation is now starting to grow. 🔥🌲