Past extreme warming events linked to massive carbon release from thawing permafrost
Submitted by susan on Mon, 2012-04-23 12:08
Orbitally triggered decomposition of soil organic carbon in terrestrial permafrost is suggested as an explanation for a series of sudden and extreme global warming events that occurred about 55 million years ago.
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05/04/2012