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Antarctica's Mixed Signals

Over the past century, the Earth's surface has been getting hotter. Scientists had thought icy Antarctica was a part of that global warming trend, but two new studies show temperatures on the continent may be heading south. For Morning Edition, NPR's Richard Harris reports.

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