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===== ‘Archived’ heat has reached deep into the Arctic interior, researchers say ===== | ===== ‘Archived’ heat has reached deep into the Arctic interior, researchers say ===== | ||
[https://news.yale.edu/2018/08/29/archived-heat-has-reached-deep-arctic-interior-researchers-say Yale News-Archived Heat in the Arctic] | [https://news.yale.edu/2018/08/29/archived-heat-has-reached-deep-arctic-interior-researchers-say Yale News-Archived Heat in the Arctic] | ||
Arctic sea ice isn’t just threatened by the melting of ice around its edges, a new study has found: Warmer water that originated hundreds of miles away has penetrated deep into the interior of the Arctic. | |||
That “archived” heat, currently trapped below the surface, has the potential to melt the region’s entire sea-ice pack if it reaches the surface, researchers say. | |||
[https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-01-06/scientists-are-keeping-close-eye-beaufort-gyre PRI- Beaufort Gyre] | [https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-01-06/scientists-are-keeping-close-eye-beaufort-gyre PRI- Beaufort Gyre] | ||
