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Arctic forecast: Wet, and getting wetter
Canadian researchers warn of ominous future after finding link between
rise in greenhouse gases, increased precipitation


Human-induced climate change isn’t merely heating up the world’s northern regions, it’s also making them a lot wetter with potentially dire consequences, Canadian government scientists have just shown.

That increasing precipitation could eventually slow the vital ocean conveyor belt that bathes the coasts of North America and Europe with warm tropical water, Environment Canada researchers from Toronto caution in a report published yesterday… www.thestar.com

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