How Melting Arctic Ice Could Cook the Tropics

Every good horror movie needs a sequel, and the follow-up to the real-life 2015 disaster the Blob is coming soon. But this time, the deadly warming in the eastern Pacific Ocean is being produced by the Arctic.

Sea ice is disappearing from the Arctic Ocean, raising the alarm for scientists working in the region. They predict that by the middle of this century, parts of the Arctic Ocean will periodically be entirely ice-free in summer, drastically altering northern marine and terrestrial ecosystems. https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/how-melting-arctic-ice-could-cook-the-tropics/

Article courtesy of Hakai Magazine by Gloria Dickie