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How soil and squirrels offer cues on Alaska climate change

Clip: 11/24/2014 | 7m 21s

How soil and squirrels offer cues on Alaska climate change

On the Alaskan tundra, researchers are tracking the march of global warming. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien explores how soil composition and the sleep schedules of squirrels might offer data on the ways warmer temperatures are affecting ecosystems.

11/24/2014 | Rating NR

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