Alaska Dispatch: When Arctic sea ice dipped to a new record low earlier this year, scientists began to look harder than ever at the possible reasons why the northern ice cap has seen such marked declines. Now, a new study released Wednesday suggests that shifting wind patterns in the world's far north might be to blame -- and could also be wreaking havoc on weather systems in the U.S. and Europe. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which helped lead the study with researchers from...
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