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Retreating sea ice linked to changes in ocean circulation, could affect European climate
Description: Retreating sea ice in the Iceland and Greenland Seas may be changing the circulation of warm and cold water in the Atlantic Ocean, and could ultimately impact the climate in Europe, says a new study. A warm western Europe requires a cold North Atlantic Ocean, and the warming that the North Atlantic is now experiencing has the potential to result in a cooling over western Europe. [Source: EurekaAlert!]
URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-06/uot-rsi062415.php
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Source: EurekaAlert!
Publish Date: 6/29/2015
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