Alien Waters: Neighbouring Seas Are Flowing into a Warming Arctic Ocean

Yale Environment 360

Drift ice in the archipelago of Svalbard. Photo by AWeith 

The “Atlantification” and “Pacification” of the Arctic has begun. As warmer waters stream into an increasingly ice-free Arctic Ocean, new species — from phytoplankton to whales — have the potential to upend this sensitive polar environment. More here.