Climate change made the Arctic greener. Now parts of it are turning brown.

Climate change is causing the Arctics to become warmer and less greener. Alaska has gotten warmer by at least 2°c since 1949 and the Arctic Interior is an average 5°c warmer. Many studies have shown that Alaska and the Arctic are having less vegetation every year. The increase in temperature has caused many plants to lose their freeze resistance, causing them to dry up and die.

This is all very concerning because climate change poses such a big threat. If climate change continues to happen, it could potentially ruin our planet for good in the future. Since this is happening now in the Arctic, it can eventually happen around the world.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-arctic-browning

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