Vanishing Arctic Ice and Amplification
While heat waves and more intense storms have been directly linked to a warming Earth, new research is exploring possible impacts of an Arctic that is warming at twice the pace of the rise in global temperatures.
Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University, discusses new research and efforts to understand this controversial aspect of climate change in Metcalf’s Climate Change and the News webinar that aired May 17, 2017.
Tags: 2017, Arctic, Climate Warming, Global Warming, Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University, Science, Video
Categories: Atmosphere, Climate Change, Sea Ice, United States
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