Meltdown.

• Autores: Jennifer A. Francis
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 318, Nº. 4, 2018, págs. 48-53
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the precarious condition of the Arctic system. It states that the world will be free of summer ice by 2040, faster and more aggressive than what the scientists predicted. It outlines the trends that troubled all people across the world including warming air, decreasing winter sea ice and the disappearance of summer sea ice. Also mentioned are the effects of strong Arctic warming on relentless rains, hurricanes, prolonged heat waves and intense fire seasons.