Signal: increased run-off from melting ice
Meltwater pooling in Arctic Ocean called a “wild card” in climate change scenarios

Meltwater pooling in Arctic Ocean called a “wild card” in climate change scenarios

by on 05. Apr, 2011 in Uncategorized

A massive, growing pool of icy meltwater in the Arctic Ocean is a wild card in future climate scenarios, European researchers said today. Estimated in 2009 at more than 7,500 cubic km – twice the volume of Africa’s Lake Victoria – and growing, the water could flush quickly into the Atlantic with unpredictable effect when [...]