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=====Alaska's Hottest Month on Record: Melting Sea Ice, Wildfires and Unexpected Die-Offs===== | |||
[https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07082019/alaska-record-hottest-month-sea-ice-melt-climate-change-permafrost-species-die-off Inside Climate News 8/07/2019] | |||
Arctic sea ice hit a record low in July after an early start to the melt season, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The sea ice volume Arctic-wide was about 47 percent lower than the average from 1979-2018. | |||
In Alaska, the ice is now about 150 miles from shore—a phenomenon that has only occurred in recent years and never before September, according to Rick Thoman, a climate scientist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. | |||
=====Research Highlight: Loss of Arctic's Reflective Sea Ice Will Advance Global Warming by 25 Years===== | =====Research Highlight: Loss of Arctic's Reflective Sea Ice Will Advance Global Warming by 25 Years===== | ||
[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/research-highlight-loss-arctics-reflective-sea-ice-will-advance-global-warming-25-years?fbclid=IwAR1vneetWZSaRE1pj-qCjN9a49e1StBjXYnscdfzasa0h6vgW5J4rSAY9Kc Scripps 7/22/2019] | [https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/research-highlight-loss-arctics-reflective-sea-ice-will-advance-global-warming-25-years?fbclid=IwAR1vneetWZSaRE1pj-qCjN9a49e1StBjXYnscdfzasa0h6vgW5J4rSAY9Kc Scripps 7/22/2019] | ||
