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The melting of permafrost, a serious danger ?

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 / Climate change / 6 Comments

Under the term permafrost, scientists refer to frozen soil that is mostly found in cold countries like Canada and Russia (cf. map from the UNEP on the left) Climate change might unfreeze these soils, which might be a serious danger as they contain very large quantities of methane, a very potent greenhouse gas. I previously …

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USA to regard greenhouse gases as pollutants

Friday, October 12, 2007 / News / Leave a Comment

Today’s article is about the United States’ first step to limit carbon dioxide emissions one day. We will outline below why this is good news for the fight against climate change. As you surely know, the USA are one of the only developed countries that have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol, hence the importance of …

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