A NATIONAL Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NO) scientist says marine trash is a new scourge afflicting the Arctic Ocean.
'That's a direct result of increased human maritime activities,' said climate scientist Rick Thoman of the Alaska Centre for Climate Assessment and Policy, a contributor to NO's 2021 Arctic Report Card).
Mr Thoman said the region warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, and sea ice that has long blanketed the Arctic Ocean is disappearing, opening new routes to shipping.
Scientists began noticing the rubbish bobbing in the icy water or piling up on Alaska Thoman-area beaches last year, reports Arctic Today
The rubbish shows 'what climate change is allowing people to do in the region,' he said. Russian was the most common language on debris found in the Bering Strait on items where language could be identified, NO has said.
Between 2016 and 2019, voyages by fishing, cargo and military ships jumped 58 per cent along the region's busiest lane along the Siberian coast, and experts say the traffic will rise further as global temperatures continue to climb.
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'That's a direct result of increased human maritime activities,' said climate scientist Rick Thoman of the Alaska Centre for Climate Assessment and Policy, a contributor to NO's 2021 Arctic Report Card).
Mr Thoman said the region warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, and sea ice that has long blanketed the Arctic Ocean is disappearing, opening new routes to shipping.
Scientists began noticing the rubbish bobbing in the icy water or piling up on Alaska Thoman-area beaches last year, reports Arctic Today
The rubbish shows 'what climate change is allowing people to do in the region,' he said. Russian was the most common language on debris found in the Bering Strait on items where language could be identified, NO has said.
Between 2016 and 2019, voyages by fishing, cargo and military ships jumped 58 per cent along the region's busiest lane along the Siberian coast, and experts say the traffic will rise further as global temperatures continue to climb.
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