Arctic Ocean undergoes 'massive shift,' becoming more like Atlantic

Increasing temperatures aren't the only factor to blame for dramatic Arctic sea loss. An international team of researchers led by the International Arctic Research Center in Alaska discovered warm currents from the Atlantic Ocean are snaking up to the Arctic and melting ice from below. They call this phenomenon the Atlantification of the Arctic.

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