Atmospheric Rivers are Hitting the Arctic More Often, and Increasingly Melting its Sea Ice

Atmospheric rivers can melt fragile new sea ice. When these storms arrive in waves, the sea ice doesn’t have a chance to recover.

By Pengfei Zhang
February 20, 2023
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Pengfei Zhang

Pengfei Zhang is an Assistant Research Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University.

 
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