EARTH.COM - Under the unforgiving Arctic sun, the wintry landscape swarms with shivers and whispers that tell tales of an unrelenting rise in temperatures. This icy expanse, our last bastion of frost, is experiencing a warming spree that outpaces the global average by three to four times.
But here’s a twist: new research suggests that the slow-down of a crucial ocean current could ironically, cool the rising heat in the Arctic. Could this be the solution we’ve been waiting for?
Slowing ocean current in the Arctic
For decades, scientists have sounded alarms on the consequences of unchecked Arctic warming. They warn of severe implications for wildlife, massive shifts in weather patterns, and more frequent extreme events.
Is there any respite? According to a study spearheaded by UC Riverside, there just might be.