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Group: Melting Arctic a growing threat
| Quote From Source: | WASHINGTON (AP) -- The rate of ice melting in the Arctic is increasing and a panel of researchers says it sees no natural process that is likely to change that trend.
Within a century the melting could lead to summertime ice-free ocean conditions not seen in the area in a million years, the group said Tuesday.
Melting of land-based glaciers could take much longer but could raise the sea levels, potentially affecting coastal regions worldwide.
And changes to the permafrost could undermine buildings, drain water into bogs and release additional carbon into the atmosphere.
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Source: CNN
Source URL: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH...melting.arctic.ap/index.html |
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posted on 8/25/2005 at 08:23
