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Explaining crocodiles in Wyoming


September 1, 2015

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Fifty million years ago, crocodiles lived from Wyoming to southern Canada. How the region stayed temperate during winter months has long eluded scientists. Recently, those same high-latitude regions in North America are warming much faster than the rest of the world. Harvard University researchers suggest that increased amounts of low clouds in the Arctic, due to rising temperatures, could amplify winter warming in high-latitude regions.Full Story

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