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World Service,22 Oct 2015,49 mins

Permafrost Warming

Newshour

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One of the world's leading scientists warns that the permafrost is warming faster than thought, with potentially grave consequences for climate change; new research on sniffing out disease; China bans party members from joining golf clubs in anti-corruption drive. Picture shows the permafrost in Greenland. (Credit: Thinkstock)

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