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by Seth Borenstein @ the COP-26 / International Climate Summit in Glasgow / November 6, 2021

• https://apnews.com/article/climate-science-scotland-glaciers-greenland-f8a205b6e91ee496453d1a9c3fa4ea92

The fate of the Arctic looms large during the climate talks in Glasgow — the farthest north the negotiations have taken place — because what happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. Scientists believe the warming there is already contributing to weather calamities elsewhere around the world.

“If we end up in a seasonally sea ice-free Arctic in the summertime, that’s something human civilization has never known,” said former NASA chief scientist Waleed Abdalati, who runs the University of Colorado’s environment program. “That’s like taking a sledgehammer to the climate system.”

What’s happening in the Arctic is a runaway effect.

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