Siberian Tundra

Unique Siberian tundra is on the way to complete disappearance from the face of the planet

(ORDO NEWS) — The Siberian tundra could be gone by the year 2500 if greenhouse gas emissions are not drastically reduced. Even in the best-case scenario, two-thirds of this landscape – defined by a short growing season and a cover of grasses, mosses, shrubs and lichens – could disappear, leaving behind two fragments separated by 1,553 miles (2,500 km), scientists recently predicted. And as the permafrost melts, the tundra could…