This is part of a series of stories by NPR's Climate Desk, Beyond the Poles: The far-reaching dangers of melting ice. And scientists are finding, as the climate keeps changing and sea ice shrinks, that Western states could be seeing more extreme weather, the kind that fuels extreme wildfires. The ice is connected to weather patterns that reach far across North America. Julie Garwood is an American author of romance novels, including historical romance, contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Julie Garwoods newest contemporary 'Fire and Ice' is a fast-moving, exhilarating read with an unlikely lead couple and a twisting mystery. For the Iñupiaq people who depend on the ice, it's disrupting their way of life.īut what happens in the Arctic goes far beyond its borders. The blanket of ice that covers the ocean in the winter is breaking up earlier in the spring and freezing up later in the fall. Those two impacts are thousands of miles apart, but scientists are beginning to find a surprising connection.įor Arctic communities like the coastal village of Kotzebue, Alaska, the effects of climate change are unmistakable. In the Western U.S., wildfires are getting increasingly destructive. In the Arctic Ocean, sea ice is shrinking as the climate heats up. Left: Noah Berger/AP Right: Andy Mahoney/University of Alaska Fairbanks Scientists are finding it could be linked to weather that's helping fuel disasters. Right: The ice that covers the Arctic Ocean is shrinking as the climate gets hotter. 27, 2020, the Glass Fire burns a hillside above Silverado Trail in St.
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