The New Record Low Arctic Sea Ice and Our Weather
And 2017 and 2018 are the two lowest winter time Arctic sea ice records observed. Disappearing sea ice and moisture transport into the Arctic are believed to cause something called Arctic amplification, which in turn has been linked to two effects (weaker westerly winds, and intensified ridges), causing warm air to flow into the Arctic and colder air intrusion in lower latitudes, associated with slow moving weather systems.
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Arctic wintertime sea ice extent is among lowest on record https://science.nasa.gov/earth/climate-change/arctic-wintertime-sea-ice-extent-is-among-lowest-on-record/
- Syukuro Manabe NOAA / GFDL
- Claire Parkinson NASA
- Jennifer Francis Rutgers University
- Patrick Taylor NASA
- Graphs by Zack Labe https://twitter.com/ZLabe
- Teaser photo https://unsplash.com/photos/skZplfLeDww
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