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Desert dig uncovers caches of missing CO2
Science News, August 2015The wet undersides of deserts may stash as much as a trillion metric tons of climate-altering carbon, more than stored in all land-based plants, new research suggests.
Adapted for Science News for Students. Featured in the Sacramento Bee.