The Tundra’s Greenhouse Gas Contribution

RedOrbit: Arctic tundra is often thought of as a barren wasteland that has no direct bearing on global events. However, a team of Scandinavian scientists is warning that the tundra could be a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions if temperatures in the Arctic continue to rise. "The soil below the tundra contains very large quantities of carbon – more than twice as much as is present in the planet`s entire atmosphere,” explained Magnus Lund, an Arctic researcher from Aarhus University in Denmark.......

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