Arctic Atlantification: Climate Change's Impact on Polar Waters

A process known as "Atlantification" has recently allowed warm waters from the Atlantic Ocean to be channeled into the Arctic Ocean. This has disrupted the Arctic Ocean's oceanic stratification and led to heat fluxes that contribute to the melting of sea ice. As per a study, The Arctic Dipole is to blame. The inflow of water from the North Atlantic via the Fram Strait is impacted by this pattern, which is connected to anticyclonic winds over North America and cyclonic winds over Eurasia.