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Climate change goes underground

Scientists from around the world have begun to scratch the surface of the impact climate change has on water and soil below the earth's surface. Developing research has exposed the need for more information that will be vital to land and water management agencies and policy makers to better predict and respond to future climate shifts.

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2. NASA mission checks health of Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers
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