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August 24, 2015

More grasslands in Tibet could bring climate improvements
Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Aug 21, 2015
In the Arctic, warming increases like a spiral. Global warming means that the periods of growth are becoming longer and vegetation growth is increasing. At the same time, heat transfer to the Arctic from lower latitudes is rising, reducing sea ice there, and this in turn is contributing towards a faster local rise in temperature. A new research study published in the highly respected research journal PNAS shows that the situation is the reverse on the Tibetan Plateau. Vegetation on the Tibet ... read more

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