Rain could soon overtake snow in parts of the Arctic, top scientists warn

Dec 15 2022 by Business Insider

 
A school bus sits in a parking lot of a resort town in the Chugach State Park during heavy rain in Girdwood, Alaska.

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Rainfall could overtake snowfall along the fringes of the Arctic in a few decades, scientists warn. The fate of the Arctic affects the entire planet, with much of the world's ice stores and permafrost. Some tundra areas, like southwest Alaska, don't look so Arctic anymore.

Some parts of the Arctic don't look very polar anymore.

Many regions are likely...

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