Permafrost May Not Thaw Even During Global Warming
The New York Times: One of the potential consequences of a warmer world, according to scientists who study such things, is the deep thawing of the permafrost. Thawing could release huge quantities of carbon into the atmosphere, as vegetation, bones and other organic material, long locked up in the deep freezer that is the permafrost, decompose.
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Who wrote the wrong title?? I'm glad to see the NYTimes article's abstract, despite the exactly reversed (!*!) title. I'm also sorry about its bad news concerning global warming.
Posted by: Frank Richards | September 20, 2008 11:54 AM