Thread  RSS Melting Greenland ice sheet may affect global ocean circulation, future climate



# 11831 9 years ago on Sun, Jan 24 2016 at 7:03 am

Hello, everybody. Have some news.

Scientists from the University of South Florida, along with colleagues in Canada and the Netherlands, have determined that the influx of fresh water from the Greenland ice sheet is "freshening" the North Atlantic Ocean and could disrupt the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), an important component of global ocean circulation that could have a global effect. Researchers say it could impact the future climate in places such as portions of Europe and North America.

Here's the rest of the story. user link on phys.org

Though that might be worth a read.

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