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laely omm ited already for iiati the neee o ee he rowi worl o lai says
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th p m i p y
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mas are rivin secies eici on bylouh o avi oertheir ha itats y
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or od an ireasily y chai he ci mae,
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ow bu co leciely h ey r ecosysems haroie a rane o vial ecosysem serices" sch
a recyl waste cleani wate asi n carbona maina nin he cemis he oceas,Aouh we kow tat i leel o bioiveriy
ae esseial o eal hy ecosysems i is o yeea how m a e lt efore eoyte
col lase or wic sei es are e key layers i aie ecosysem, So ocsr's eam sele o
e extintio rates a e bet nterim i niatoo he sae ecosysems ey u e crenention ae a moe ta extio e
ml lio seies er year a risi , a omaresw a naal acr exiion rae o
an ., t 0 er ent of al ammal b r
a aib ia seies wil l be reaeed wiencion s ce,
Ti an not o o n afey rent rate may eenmrorhose he "i ve" mass eincos o e
at halfbi l i year di te meteorite triketat i for the iosa ur hl e e world carried on
after thoe eent i t wa aiely trafomed, Toaoid a reeat tey et a safe lo-erm anu alencion ae o mo re a 1 er il io
eie er year, y at meare ey ayma niy has already eee ee i no a aer
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fro the tmere t mke emi fetiie rTody 8 i l io n tone f itroe i fixed fro te
mopee i i wy ech yer n red ono
the wrld fielu ig ieiciece me h ms isitroge ru of e lnd into river d oen.
u c e iroge e ge i cs i lerexreted y hm io ewer. e rterf ixitroge y ltitin legme d ur g fil
uel imber d co. P ll gee wefix roud il io tone nitroen yer r
re re de d re cn ce.Te exe itrogen idifyig l ili g
lere eie nd tutig eoyte
hhey lse e bi iy reycle e iroge bckto the r Mewile ome overerl ied le
d e i eily ed rei ll wi bloom ic le whi he de nd decmose
ki g l l e xye t o e wte in teroce. he l egcy uh l i noxi c edzone t te lt ot there were more tn
h one n te oe oveng reilomeres icl ud g ps o e Gl o exc e
Blt i e d wter etwee J d KoreRcksm e ively ses e se leel or
m d iti o te ni trogen yle t ot
3 m il lo es yer oe-rer e urrenl. Rechig h ige wile coii g o ee
the world i o y te le og k .
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eight me the rl inlux were it otriet bloom d ed oe. otr' tem
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world' trol i noet re goe d rge ref rsld oe e o wldi fe re ow fened i nr lieoc c ng. Accing cksrm e
expnon of ri ltre e r drier ei o ecsem ervices d rees o
exebte limte ge dme te
reswer cycle. ewhl e r es epredi ro moe deey po uted regon
i ke e nd s Ai upe nd N Amerc.Rokm et hi nd e o t the
ersi o more hn 1 er ce glob
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e -free l d gwi rop Bt he y hw fe
h wil l proe eeds lo on owwe se he l.il i ologiclly rih d hydlogiclly ipo
eytem e roeed? il rm be l owed temp riers d il he wier wrld wi ioge
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o ieree ln to rmi ot mil lo qre
ilomere. The boury wll li kely be reche ihe nex ew decdes. o vid goi eyo i wi l
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L i tlwithi e im it li m g i
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atmopri lv om a p-n ut rial 280 artp mi li o to rrnt 87 pm Poi tiian til
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i apl by ak r lti a i
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sai li s aral rsrvs o C an aorro ga tha tor in oil a
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lvl bak 50 pm to ra tat artT oo w at w ay hav a it o m
as os logrm acs will ak a wl
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ma ativ ity u p t at rati ng twil ur oal n osts an rop watil aopr wi oot ul pat a otrpail W hav mor ta oul th gloal
cocnraio os arosols snc pn usrialtim ha haz ilu liat an i a
hra o man al so aoso loai hou cosr a poal plaa bona,
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aosos l k s lpas rlc solar raiaionauin oolig , Otr li oo ao a
rraat it asig warmi, T loal aano s hag an cool i cs is uclar,
Arool alo at li at in otr way
or amp ar pma brown aaro outhr a atr Aia i a j o
is rsarh as i appars o inl nc ohh mi a posiioi ng o mosoon,
awhi aosos ru rop yl y all i
on ils a aso cog p ma ls coriinto i lio o a om n a har ia,
ama ro arosols ca gra b irhigly va rial mpacs l ocksm's am na l
to t a mr o a l imit,
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h a aprahi 00000 i r uma nma mial ompos i us aron tworl oay i i l io n o it po,Atioal ompou ar rat a y-p
o anacuri,m al ar manly a wory ba o thir
impac o alh o mas a wil, Amongto o ratt o a to avy mtal l ila orai poll uta that amlat ti
a raioaiv ompons,A ha l o t ar alray ooll or
ina i ry on rss oraipoluas wich ic DD PCs a iois a ontrol t okol onvtio on
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apary in ial may obi toproc oic s grar an m o
ti i via ft ia cosir y Roksrms ro i s a
atim a AD i ilr ay rult ro th
wspra posr o low cocraions ococai ls o hs ical s i h viro
ating watty all a sil pam o tl
nro-vlomnal isorrs in ciln possilyo a gloal al",
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ay how or w it ol b t.
COCLUSONHwevr y ut it r ife-spprtyt t i g sp ninburi e ge biivery
rg ixi be xeee W ft ppig ie f h f fr wter e eifiin ny ses t be ngi . r tw th ringth w n yt e te ien t egues wr te ries re.
ev n pie f g ew. Hvig t estyg the n yeexpg bth v eysst ngu i in we vefuy tepp bk r th br e is gruy ig h i
be gre. At t it w i pie seu. •
Fe Pee is Nw Scn's sei nvirt
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MAE RAI: "Tc ie i ti o" i ctl tog th bd wall.vidi barri ers females mi ght ave evlved i their r epodctve tractMAL A: A ove i xokto u im nt occ to
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MAE RAI Foc ti co lti MAL A: Atoica ly coplex oviuctt divert r blo p halu s
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