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Columbia Climate School

AS LAND THAWS

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When frozen land thaws, the loosening of the soil creates landscapes that can be easily eroded. "This study suggests that similar processes occurred during past warming events with important implications for the land-to-ocean permafrost carbon fluxes," says lead author Tommaso Tesi.

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Tesi, et al. 2016

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