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Climate scientist links Arctic melting to U.S. weather fluctuations

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Ask Jennifer Francis about Hurricane Sandy and she’ll point north. Ask her about this summer’s midwestern drought, she’ll point north, all the way to the Arctic. She’s linked Arctic ice melting with fluctuations in global weather.

In Sandy’s wake, Scientists Explore Links Between Warming Arctic and Extreme Weather

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