WWF US Arctic Program

How the Arctic is connected (and disconnected) by pollution

How the Arctic is connected (and disconnected) by pollution - WWF Arctic Pollutants and contaminants have become an unwelcome part of Arctic landscapes and socio-ecological systems. As ADAM STEPIEN, THORA HERMANN, ÉLISE LÉPY and TAHNEE PRIOR write, by its very presence, pollution acts as an uninvited connector between different places and times. It is also corroding th...

Mid-day sunset over the frozen Shishmaref Inlet
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