Melting arctic tundra releases a new climate change threat, UNC says -TechWire Insider

Posted February 13

Melting arctic tundra releases a new climate change threat, UNC says

Artic tundra torn by warming, ensuing runoff

By RICK SMITH, WRAL Tech Wire Editor

Chapel Hill, N.C. —

Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have uncovered a new threat in the warming arctic tundra - melting of the permafrost and the subsequent release of previously frozen carbon into the atmosphere. The resulting carbon dioxide could double greenhouse gas emissions and thus have a big impact on climate change, the study finds....Copyright 2013 WRAL Tech Wire. All rights reserved.

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