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How large is the global carbon sink?

July 31, 2007 – 3:37 am

SciDev.net
The magnitude of the global carbon sink can be estimated by comparing the rate at which carbon is being emitted into the atmosphere — currently about 7 Gigatonnes a year, which we know from inventories of fossil fuel and biomass burning — with measurements of the [...]

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Antarctic Icebergs Creating New Ecosystems

June 24, 2007 – 12:00 pm

TreeHugger
Scientists have discovered that the recent surge in the number of Antarctic icebergs, prompted by rising temperatures, has resulted in the creation of vast new ecosystems of plankton, seabirds and krill. They believe they could play a key role in absorbing the excess carbon dioxide emissions driving global warming.
By using photosynthesis, the species in these [...]

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