Arctic is warmer, greener, less icy: study
17th Nov 2006, 01:01 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Arctic is warmer the past six years than at any time on record, with more green shrubs, less sea ice and rising temperatures in the frozen earth known as permafrost, scientists reported on Thursday.
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