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6,000-year-old Arctic ponds drying out

Jul 02, 2007 05:26 PM
Bob Weber
Canadian Press

EDMONTON (CP) – A series of ponds on the Arctic tundra that have formed a crucial component of Ellesmere Island's ecosystem for 6,000 years have largely dried up and blown away in a single generation, says new research that suggests climate change may be affecting the North faster than anyone thought.

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