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Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice

  • Written by Pengfei Zhang, Assistant Research Professor of Atmospheric Science, Penn State
Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea iceRain and warm air make it harder for sea ice to grow.Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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.

While less ice might have some benefits...

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