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The Tundras Greenhouse Gas Contribution
2013-10-10 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Arctic tundra is often thought of as a barren wasteland that has no direct bearing on global events. However, a team of Scandinavian scientists is warning that the tundra could be a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions if temperatures in the Arctic continue to rise. "The soil below the tundra contains very large quantities of carbon more than twice as much as is present in the planet`s entire atmosphere, explained Magnus Lund, an Arctic researcher from Aarhus University in Denmark....
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