Saturday, May 5, 2012

More grasslands, less tundra in Alaska's future - report

Reuters: Long-term climate shifts will mean the spread of prairie-like grasslands and the displacement of much of the tundra habitat in Alaska and neighboring parts of Canada, according to a report released this week by the University of Alaska. The report predicts climate shifts through the end of the century in Alaska and Canada's Yukon and Northwestern Territories. The two-year Alaska, Yukon and Northwestern Territories Climate-Biome Shift Projects, conducted by the university in collaboration with...

URL: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/05/05/usa-climate-alaska-idINDEE84403520120505
Enclosure: http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20120505&t=2&i=603287194&w=320&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=CDEE8440RF500

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