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This week we discover what has emerged from glaciers as they melt more rapidly due to climate change. This is an aspect we never really considered when talking about the effects of climate change on our planet. The things we'll be talking about range from light hearted to devastating.

 

SOURCES:

https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-021-01106-w

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503309/8-amazing-things-uncovered-melting-glaciers-and-ice

https://www.newsweek.com/melting-glaciers-thawing-permafrost-ancient-viruses-1486037

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42398-021-00184-8

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2021/07/21/melting-glaciers-reveal-previously-unknown-viruses/?sh=31116b571604

https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2020/07/03/arctic-permafrost-pandemic-life-uh-finds-a-way/