
The Arctic Ocean provides a major opportunity for researchers to understand how climate change effects our planet. Image: REUTERS/Kathryn Hansen/NASA
- The Arctic Ocean is the smallest, shallowest and coldest of the world’s oceans.
- The Arctic is warming two to three times faster than any other place on Earth, meaning big changes for the Arctic Ocean.
- The warming water is having some strange effects, from pulling some species further north to the underwater expansion of kelp forests.
- It’s also allowing more light to flood in and scientists have discovered that polar night is actually crucial for ecological activity.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/12/arctic-ocean-climate-change-flooding-environment-species-sea/