WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal officials say the Arctic region has changed dramatically in the past five years - for the worse....
Federal Report: Arctic Much Worse Since 2006
By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press
Thu, 12/01/2011 - 11:23am
Topics: arctic environment
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