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4 reasons why the Arctic is key to our planet’s survival
While the Arctic holds only 1% of the world’s ocean volume and occupies only 3% of the world’s ocean surface area, its impact on the global climate system is disproportionately large.
Jan-Gunnar Winther was director of the Norwegian Polar Institute for 12 years before taking up his current role in 2018