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Arctic Warming Drying Up Lakes
kingofalaska writes "An accelerating Arctic warming trend over the past quarter of a century has dramatically dried up more than a thousand large lakes in Siberia probably because the permafrost beneath them has begun to thaw, according to a paper to be published the journal Science." From the article at the LA Times: "About 125 of the 1,170 shrunken lakes disappeared altogether, and most are now considerably smaller than the study's baseline of 40 hectares, or about 99 acres, the researchers found. If Arctic temperatures continue to rise, the scientists said, many of the lakes in high northern latitudes, where they are ubiquitous, could eventually disappear."
the earth just sucks.
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This must be a serious blow for the Siberian Tourist Board.
Ok, I deny it.
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I find that every August it feels several degrees hotter than in January. I think this merits further data analysis to find the exact cycle of this global warming thing...
Of course, the country that benefits the most from the Gulf Stream is Britain. You need us to lend legitimacy to wars.
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Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.
I didn't realise that international relations between the Prussia and Alaskan royal families had become so strained...
Does this make my brain look big?
You geeks should be praying for global warming. The warmer it gets, the more clothes females will take off. When it gets hot enough, you may just see something you've never seen - a real live naked human female!
Eat 'em fast, though; you don't want to wait until they're cooked!
Your hair is getting thinner, but at least you've got more growing out of your nose and ears.
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