Nov 11, 2009

AUDIO Arctic thunderstorms and fires signal global warming




Free Speech Radio News goes beyond the policy discussions and take you to the Arctic, where scientists are finding direct evidence of a rapidly changing planet. Above the Arctic Circle at the Toolik Field station is the National Science Foundation's largest Arctic research facility. And here, scientists are becoming concerned about a possible connection between an increase in Arctic thunderstorms, the melting of permafrost and a subsequent release of more greenhouse gasses. FSRN's Charles Michael Ray spent two weeks at Toolik and files this report.

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