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Article: The Arctic Ocean in the 21st century: with warming at a rate double the global average, the region's animal populations struggle to adapt.(OCEANS & COASTS)(Viewpoint essay)
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- The American Prospect
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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Observations of Earth's climate over the past half-century reveal a global trend in warming temperatures of land surfaces, the lower atmosphere, and the oceans. The Arctic region is warming at a rate that is at least twice that of the global average. This is particularly evident in the central Arctic, two-thirds of which is the Arctic Ocean. In contrast to the Antarctic, which is dominated by a central continent and an enormous mass of ice with an average elevation of 7,500 feet, much of the Arctic is at sea level. The low elevation of the Arctic (and thus the greater sensitivity to surface warming), the effect of open water and bare land absorbing more solar-radiant ...
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