Prehistoric Forests in North America Ravaged by Warming
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 08:51
in Earth & Climate
Huge tracts of prehistoric rain forest that were ravaged by global warming more than 300 million years ago have been found preserved underground in the midwestern United States, according to scientists.
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