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More than 50 freshwater species extinctions happening in southeast United States

Jul 9, 2012, 1:18 PM 0

By Jaclyn Lopez LatinaLista The Southeast United States is home to more kinds of freshwater animals than anywhere else in the world, but sadly, it has also suffered more than 50 species extinctions in recent times. This sobering fact…

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Oceans in Peril: How Carbon Dioxide is Changing Our Oceans

Jun 11, 2012, 10:34 AM 2

Jaclyn Lopez LatinaLista You may have heard the news that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have pushed past 400 parts per million at monitoring stations in the Arctic. Carbon dioxide is a heat-trapping gas, in fact the most pervasive…

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