Signal: Barents-Kara sea ice loss
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Record low December sea-ice warming Arctic, pushing cold wave south to Europe

by on 24. Dec, 2010 in Uncategorized

Scientists have established a link between the cold, snowy winters in Britain and melting sea ice in the Arctic and have warned that long periods of freezing weather are likely to become more frequent in years to come. An analysis of the ice-free regions of the Arctic Ocean has found that the higher temperatures there [...]

SnowOverEurope

Freeze in Europe linked to cold wave pushed south by Arctic warming

by on 04. Dec, 2010 in Uncategorized

Global warming may be contributing to the current heavy snow and subzero temperatures across Europe, which has closed major airports, caused hundreds of highway accidents and several deaths. Cold weather in Europe is often associated with a weather system known as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) but there is also a significant impact from current [...]