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Some of you might be interested in this new research about climate change and plant migration, from the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History :</div>
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<h1 class="pr-article-header__title">What ancient pollen tells us about future climate change</h1>
<p class="pr-article-header__intro">Pollen preserved in rocks for more than 56 million years reconstruct Earth’s major climatic transition that caused mass plant migration</p>
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Around 56 million years ago, Earth’s climate underwent a major climatic transition. A huge release of carbon into the ocean and atmosphere raised atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrations – which meant temperatures going up by 5 to 8°C and rising sea
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