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Around the world: Atlantic warming melts Antarctic ice
2014-01-22 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Though physically about as distant from Antarctica as you can get, water masses in the North and Tropical Atlantic Ocean significantly influence the effects of climate change on the icy southernmost continent, new research suggests. Antarctic climate has changed considerably over the past several decades, with the Antarctic Peninsula -- located on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet -- experiencing more warming than any other region on Earth. Researchers have long recognized that atmospheric and oceanographic...
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