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Moscow, Dec 27 (IANS) The Arctic's rapid warming could have been triggered by a series of great earthquakes, suggests new research.

Specifically, he pointed to a series of great earthquakes in the Aleutian Arc, which is the closest seismically active area to the Arctic.

"There is a clear correlation between the great earthquakes in the Aleutian Arc and the phases of climate warming.

It turned out that the Aleutian Arc was indeed the site of two series of great earthquakes in the 20th century