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Thinning Ice Is Turning Arctic into an Algae Hotspot

2013-02-14 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: Shrinking, thinning Arctic sea ice appears to be accelerating the growth of algae in polar waters, a new study finds, a development that could alter the region's ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere. Scientists cruising central Arctic waters last summer aboard the research ship Polarstern were stunned to discover dense, shaggy deposits of the algae Melosira arctica clinging to the bottom of sea ice. The green color of water in a melt pond atop Arctic sea ice hints at the riotous growth...

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