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Climate Tipping Points And The Damage That Could Follow

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The Second Climate Tipping Point

The permanently frozen earth in the Arctic is thawing. And like the ice sheets, that's happening faster and faster. It can make having enough to eat a real challenge for people who live far away from those areas. Permafrost stores a huge amount of carbon dioxide and methane,. So when the ground thaws, it releases some of that carbon into the atmosphere.

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