The Arctic Ocean is undergoing "Atlantification", where warm and salty Atlantic water is invading the cold and fresh Arctic water. This is causing the Arctic Ocean to lose its unique structure and stratification, which helps to maintain its low temperature and sea-ice cover. Atlantification could profoundly affect the Arctic ecosystem, climate and geopolitics, global weather patterns, and sea level rise. #Atlantification #ArcticOcean #ClimateChange https://www.iflscience.com/atlantification-how-warm-atlantic-waters-are-being-diverted-in-the-arctic-70545?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

// #Atlantification of the #Arctic #Ocean : https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-atlantification-of-the-arctic-ocean-is-underway-180982402/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fenvironment

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New paper in @NatureComms shows #Atlantification on the northeast #Greenland shelf and fjords. With shoaling of warmer Atlantic water that now can enter some shallow sill fjords.
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