White House Joins the Rest of Us in Worrying About Climate Change Tipping Points

From the Guardian:

New research suggests that the Arctic summer sea ice loss is linked to extreme weather. Rutgers University climate scientistJennifer Francispoints to the phenomenon of “Arctic amplification”, where:

“The loss of Arctic summer sea ice and the rapid warming of the Far North are altering the jet stream over North America, Europe, and Russia. Scientists are now just beginning to understand how these profound shifts may be increasing the likelihood of more persistent and extreme w...