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Re:February breaks global temperature records by 'shocking' ... by taberiand on Monday March 14, 2016 @07:09AM (#11282138)
There's no soil in Siberia
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Re:February breaks global temperature records by 'shocking' ... by guard-of-terra on Monday March 14, 2016 @08:44AM (#11282492)
It is there and Siberia totally turns green in summer. It's just that permafrost only permits grass and dwarf trees, and even where there is no permafrost agriculture is not feasible. Greenhouses work just fine, tho.
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Re:February breaks global temperature records by 'shocking' ... by mirimir on Monday March 14, 2016 @07:12AM (#11282150)
Sure there is. It's just frozen.
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