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The Greening of the Arctic is Underway
Description: In a few relatively southern areas of Canada, Alaska and Russia, warming temperatures over the past few decades have allowed new types of plants, such as shrubs, to take root. And by 2050-if current warming trends continue-we'll see a dramatically different ecosystem across the Arctic, starting with something that's largely unknown in the area currently: trees. According to new research tree cover in the Arctic could increase by more than 50 percent over the next few decades. [Source: The Smithsonian]
URL: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/03/the-greening-of-the-arctic-is-underway/
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Source: The Smithsonian
Publish Date: 3/31/2013
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