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Thawing permafrost could have catastrophic consequences, scientists warn
Description: Scientists at the UN climate negotiations in Bonn warn that new data about the melting of the Earth's permafrost, and projections of a "permafrost carbon feedback loop," suggest that the Earth is reaching thresholds where only a new ice age could reverse the impacts of global warming. [Source: Public Radio International]
URL: http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-06-24/thawing-permafrost-could-have-catastrophic-consequences-scientists-warn
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Source: Public Radio International
Publish Date: 6/24/2015
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