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Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
The winter weather will also come with a frigid arctic blast, which could turn NYC into an ice rink of sorts.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
None of these features have been discovered or reported in the Alaskan or Canadian arctic, according to Susan Natali, the Arctic program director at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, who is using satellite data to try to identify and map craters that haven't been seen with human eyes.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Sep. 2020
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“Arctic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arctic. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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Middle English artik "arctic," derived from Greek arktikos "arctic," from Arktos "the Bear," name of the most easily recognizable constellation near the north pole of the sky
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