The US has extended its claims on the ocean floor, adding significant areas of continental shelf to its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) near Alaska. This expansion, twice the size of California, has secured rights to potentially resource-rich seabeds. The move is likely to face protests from Russia due to its proximity to the Russian marine border. Scientists have estimated that the Arctic Ocean absorbs 180 million metric tons of carbon per year, but this could change in one part of the Arctic due to the influence of one of North America's largest rivers.
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