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Carol Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:53 pm
Increasing freshwater on the U.S. and Canadian side of the Arctic from 2005 to 2008 is balanced
by decreasing freshwater on the Russian side, so that on average the Arctic did not have more freshwater.
Here blue represents maximum freshwater increases and the yellows and oranges represent maximum
freshwater decreases. (Credit: University of Washington)http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120104142117.htmRussian Runoff Freshening Canadian Arctic, NASA FindsScienceDaily (Jan. 4, 2012) — A new NASA and University of Washington study allays concerns that
melting Arctic sea ice could be increasing the amount of freshwater in the Arctic enough to have an impact on the global "ocean conveyor belt" that redistributes heat around our planet. read more at link above.
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