The North Atlantic ocean around South Greenland is one of the few regions where oxygen-rich surface water sinks down to the deep ocean due to severe cooling, thus driving the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. (Photo: Julia Hager) The Atlantic Meridional...
The Greenland ice sheet is melting at a rapid pace, releasing vast quantities of freshwater into the North Atlantic. Photo: Dr Michael Wenger When studies are published with new findings related to global warming, they usually convey that the changes are coming faster...