Melting permafrost could be climate threat
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 17:30
in Earth & Climate
OXFORD, England, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Global warming may cause permanently frozen ground to thaw over a large area of Siberia, threatening release of carbon from soils, British researchers say.
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