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Arctic permafrost is starting to thaw. Here’s why we should all care.

October 26, 2018The Big Melt

Just how quickly will billions of tons of carbon locked up in the Arctic’s melting permafrost be released into the atmosphere? Scientists in the Arctic say finding out could be a matter of survival.

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