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The ‘Smoking Gun’ of climate change in the Arctic
What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. It’s not just glacial melting and rising seas, but rising temperatures mean trouble for plants and animals. New studies show the Arctic faces a new reality--and so does the rest of the world.
By Warren Olney • • 18m ListenClimate change in the Arctic is happening faster than scientists previously thought possible. A new study by the University of Alaska and the Geologic Survey of Denmark and Greenland shows the transformation of entire Arctic-life systems. And “changes in the Arctic are not limited to the Arctic,” according to a leading researcher. The findings reinforce dire conclusions about the rapidity of Global Warming.
