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And if global temperatures continue to rise, all that mercury could come pouring out.

In geology, permafrost is defined as any soil that has been frozen for more than two years.

In the Northern Hemisphere, permafrost accounts for about 8.8 million square miles (22.79 million square kilometers) of land — or roughly 24 percent of exposed Earth, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. »

Legal-pot purveyors hauled in $11.3 million in revenue last year compared with $10.5 million for liquor stores, marking the first time marijuana sales outpaced booze for the year in Aspen.

A study released in December by Georgia State University showed a 15 percent drop in alcohol sales in states allowing medical marijuana sales.

The city initially grouped liquor and pot sales together, but began treating them as separate retail categories in September. »

“Because it’s probably the most widely distributed amphibian around the world in pet shops and labs, and yet it’s almost extinct in the wild.”.

“I’ve seen that in other places in the world, these kinds of huge tasks are possible,” Zambrano says.

Although other salamanders metamorphose into terrestrial creatures, axolotls hold on to their feathery gills and stay in the water for their entire lives. »

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned social networking giant Facebook it needs to fix its “fake news” problems or face stronger regulation from Ottawa.

Facebook has also faced criticism about a lack of transparency around who is buying ads on its platform.

According to the source, Trudeau was particularly concerned about Facebook identifying the origin of partisan “news” posts or advertisements. »