Large amounts of long- stored organic material will begin to decay and release carbon dioxide when extensive areas of:
A) agriculture experience longer growing seasons.
B) Arctic sea ice melts.
C) forest grow in new regions.
D) permafrost thaw.

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Long-stored organic material is often located in permafrost areas of the Arctic where it has been frozen for thousands of years. When these areas thaw due to warming temperatures, decomposition begins and large amounts of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere.

Large Amounts of Long- Stored Organic Material Will Begin to Decay