The future Arctic may be one that is greener, features less ice and could accelerate climate change through its melting permafrost, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) say.
The assessment, better known as the Arctic Report Card, presents a bleak glimpse into a future marked by dead seals, bald patches and a large bloom of algae roughly the size of California stretching off the coast of Greenland, potentially suffocating wildlife.
“As we remove sea ice from the surface of the ocean, we’re removing a really important light limitation to the system,” Karen Frey, one of…
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