COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Alaska researchers contribute to national climate change report
Description: A new national report details visible effects of climate change in the United States. Over the past 50 years, Alaska has warmed at more than twice the rate of the rest of the United States. As a result, climate change effects are much more pronounced than in other U.S. regions. The higher temperatures in Alaska are causing earlier spring snowmelt, reduced sea ice, widespread glacier retreat, and permafrost warming. [Source: EurekaAlert]
URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-06/uoaf-arc061609.php
Availability: Full Text
Source: EurekaAlert
Publish Date: 6/16/2009
Reading Level: Basic
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