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Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet - AP News
From Associated Press via USVI News: Scientists warn that thawing permafrost in the Arctic is releasing large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide, adding to global warming. The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the world, causing the frozen ground to thaw at a record rate. T…
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) As Ted Schuur stepped along the edges of Smith Lake, a bubble surfaced from the muck underfoot. And then another. Theyre bubbles of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas made fr…
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