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Thawing Arctic permafrost could release massive amounts of mercury

Indigenous groups who rely on hunting and fishing could be especially at risk.

By Yereth Rosen February 8, 2018
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First, there was the “carbon bomb.” Now add a mercury bomb to the scary risks posed by permafrost thaw.

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