Permafrost melt poses major climate change threat

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 01:56 in Earth & Climate

New research shows that the amount of carbon stored in frozen soils at high latitudes is double previous estimates and could, if emitted as carbon dioxide and methane, lead to a significant increase in global temperatures by the end of this century...

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