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Monday, December 15, 2014

No laughing matter: Nitrous oxide rose at end of last ice age


No laughing matter: Nitrous oxide rose at end of last ice age
Corvallis OR (SPX) Dec 15, 2014 -
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an important greenhouse gas that doesn't receive as much notoriety as carbon dioxide or methane, but a new study confirms that atmospheric levels of N2O rose significantly as the Earth came out of the last ice age and addresses the cause. An international team of scientists analyzed air extracted from bubbles enclosed in ancient polar ice from Taylor Glacier in Antar ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/No_laughing_matter_Nitrous_oxide_rose_at_end_of_last_ice_age_999.html

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