Permafrost carbon content double the old estimates
Friday, September 12, 2008 - 12:21
in Earth & Climate
New research indicates that the amount of frozen organic carbon locked away in the world`s permafrost regions - a major potential source of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) - is double what has been previously estimated.
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