Posted on Dec 13, 2022
The Arctic is getting warmer and stormier, and ship traffic is increasing as ice melts
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"The rise in ship traffic opens economic opportunities for new trade routes, but also poses potential damage to the ecosystem and Arctic communities."
The Arctic is getting warmer and stormier, and ship traffic is increasing as ice melts
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Climate Change
Arctic Ocean
Shipping
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."Nearly 150 Arctic scientists from 11 countries developed this year’s Arctic Report Card. The assessment “underscores the urgency to confront the climate crisis by reducing greenhouse gasses and taking steps to be more resilient,” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administrator Rick Spinrad said in a statement.
Scientists warned that Arctic precipitation is on the rise across all seasons and these seasons are shifting. The changes have disrupted the lives on people, animals and plants that have previously experienced traditionally cold and dry conditions.
The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the Earth, researchers discovered this year, a phenomenon that is raising sea levels across the world. A one-foot rise in global sea levels would have major consequences for coastal communities, as sea level rise threatens to displace almost 200 million people by the end of the century."
..."Nearly 150 Arctic scientists from 11 countries developed this year’s Arctic Report Card. The assessment “underscores the urgency to confront the climate crisis by reducing greenhouse gasses and taking steps to be more resilient,” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administrator Rick Spinrad said in a statement.
Scientists warned that Arctic precipitation is on the rise across all seasons and these seasons are shifting. The changes have disrupted the lives on people, animals and plants that have previously experienced traditionally cold and dry conditions.
The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the Earth, researchers discovered this year, a phenomenon that is raising sea levels across the world. A one-foot rise in global sea levels would have major consequences for coastal communities, as sea level rise threatens to displace almost 200 million people by the end of the century."
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