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There's a carbon showdown brewing in the Arctic as Earth's climate changes. On one side, thawing permafrost could release enormous amounts of long-frozen carbon into the atmosphere. On the opposing side, as high-latitude regions warm, plants will grow more quickly, which means they'll take in more carbon from the atmosphere. However new computer simulations reveal there will be a lot more carbon released from thawing permafrost than the amount taken in by more Arctic vegetation. [Source: Berkeley Lab News Center]
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