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Will The Arctic Be a Carbon Sink or Source?
November 9, 2009 | United States Geological Survey

“The arctic could potentially alter the Earth’s climate by becoming a possible source of global atmospheric carbon dioxide. The arctic now traps or absorbs up to 25 percent of this gas but climate change could alter that amount.” Quoted from the USGS press release.


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