Arctic Warming: Scientists Identify New Driver
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 04:00
in Earth & Climate
A mechanism that could turn out to be a big contributor to warming in the Arctic region and melting sea ice has been identified by scientists. They found that open oceans are much less efficient than sea ice when it comes to emitting in the far-infrared region of the spectrum, a previously unknown phenomenon that is likely contributing to the warming of the polar climate.