What Global Warming Means for the Arctic

Dec 17, 2020  14:00 - Dec 9, 2020 14:45

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Event URL:  https://www.exploringbytheseat.com/lesson/global-warming-means-arctic/
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An Arctic Institute of North America Presentation -Canada is experiencing some of the most accelerated climate- driven change in the world, which has resulted in significant changes to freshwater river discharge. With more than 60% of Canada’s water draining North, this has direct implications for the Arctic marine system, and subsequent global ocean circulation. Using state-of-the-art integrated models, science is now beginning to explore the challenges imposed by a changing climate across continental and global scales, including changes to high-latitude hydrology and frozen landscapes. Crucial to our capability to adapt and mitigate climate change in the North is our ability to predict the cumulative impacts of changes that are occurring, and their implications for vulnerable ecosystems.