Posted on Jan 25, 2022

Climate change threatening buried UK treasures

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Climate change threatening buried UK treasures

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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PO1 Tony Holland Yep that can be a Problem, Peat Dries Out, Allows Oxygen In and things start breaking down. Hopefully they can save more before that happens.

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SrA John Monette

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Not to mention the possibility of unheard of viruses being released.

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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SrA John Monette I've read about that already happening as Siberia warms up.

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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Well, the good news is this warming has allowed fine champagne to be produced in UK, the bad news is they will lose a lot of history.

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Climate change threatening buried UK treasures

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