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"Arctic - Ground Zero for climate change"

Published: 11 August, 2009, 22:06


Polar bears / image from  allmoviephoto.com

Temperatures in the Arctic might increase by nine degrees by the end of the century, which is considered a tremendous change said Patrick Tucker, director of communications for the World Future Society.

 
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