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Huge permafrost thaw can be limited by ambitious climate targets
Description: Global warming will thaw about 20% more permafrost than previously thought, scientists have warned; potentially releasing significant amounts of greenhouse gases into the Earth's atmosphere. A new international research study, reveals that permafrost is more sensitive to the effects of global warming than previously thought. [Source: University of Leeds]
URL: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4032/huge_permafrost_thaw_can_be_limited_by_ambitious_climate_targets
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Source: University of Leeds
Publish Date: 4/10/2017
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