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21 September 2019 / Alaska Public Media / Davis Hovey
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Scientists suspect retreating sea ice is changing the color of Alaska's tundra

Nome, Alaska, United States

Biologists say early retreating sea ice is potentially causing vegetation productivity changes on the tundra across Alaska and the Arctic. Uma Bot, a climate variability expert with the University of Alaska–Fairbanks, says the land warms up more quickly when sea ice recedes earlier than usual. “‘Cause the tundra is temperature limited and if it has more …


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