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Climate Change Increases Mortality Rates?
Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone been tracking whether climate change is causing more loss of human life as it gets more pronounced? -- Gordon Gould, Compton, CA Researchers believe that global warming is already responsible for some 150,000 deaths each year around the world, and fear that the number may well double by 2030 even if we start getting serious about emissions reductions today.
 
 
Peatlands Build Up Greenhouse Gases?
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that the loss of the world's peatlands is a major factor in the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. If so, what can be done about it? -- Larissa S., Las Vegas, NV Peatlands are wetland ecosystems that accumulate plant material to form layers of peat soil up to 60 feet thick. They can store, on average, 10 times more carbon dioxide (CO2), the leading greenhouse gas, than other ecosystems. As...
 
 
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