Arctic now traps 25 percent of World's carbon -- but that could change
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 09:28
in Earth & Climate
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, according to a study published in the November issue of Ecological Monographs.
