polar
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By reflecting sunlight and helping cool the planet, it influences ocean circulation, atmospheric behavior, and extreme weather patterns far beyond the polar regions.
From Science Daily
In what may reignite the cola wars, Pepsi's spot for its Zero Sugar line features a polar bear — long associated with rival Coca-Cola — suffering an existential crisis after picking Pepsi in a blind taste test.
From Barron's
Outside polar regions, the study points to additional sources of concern.
From Science Daily
Some research suggests climate change could be playing a role in disruptions to the polar vortex -- a vast region of cold, low-pressure air that normally circulates high above the Arctic.
From Barron's
Scientists expected the opposite, but polar bears in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard have become fatter and healthier since the early 1990s, all while sea ice has steadily declined due to climate change.
From BBC
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