Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice
A new study of parts of the Arctic Ocean found that such storms were responsible for more than a third of early winter sea ice decline since 1979.
February 6, 2023
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Atmospheric rivers, those long, powerful streams of moisture in the sky, are becoming more frequent in the Arctic, and they’re helping to drive dramatic shrinking of the Arctic’s sea ice cover.
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