Polar Winds Speeding Up
The polar vortex above the North Pole is speeding up and scientists can’t figure out why. “This is possibly…related to global climate change,” says Arctic scientist James Morison. The increased wind velocity may help explain the extraordinarily warm weather in the Arctic over the past decade, which is disrupting fishing, animal behavior, and the way of life of the natives who live in the area. Alaskan resident Caleb Pungowiyi says, “They’re afraid to take a stand that might make them appear like they recommend some environmental policy.” In the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Tom Paulson quotes Pungowiyi as saying, “Our whole system is based on the cycle of nature. I keep thinking it will soon get back to normal, but it doesn’t.”
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