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Thinner Arctic sea ice may affect global ocean circulation Date: March 31, 2025 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Thinner Arctic sea ice is linked to potential disruptions in the Beaufort Gyre, a key Arctic Ocean current. This could lead to increased freshwater release into ...

The sea ice that blankets the Arctic Ocean isn’t the unbroken white mantle depicted in maps. It’s a jigsaw ... from the force of wind and ocean currents. Last February I stood shivering ...

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New research suggests continued global warming could put a major Arctic ocean current in serious trouble, and that the consequences could extend far beyond the North. Known as the Beaufort Gyre ...

Researcher Céline Heuzé from the University of Gothenburg, together with colleagues Marylou Athanase and Raphael Köhler from Germany, has studied the future of one of the major ocean currents in the ...

The Beaufort Gyre is a massive wind-driven circular ocean current in the Arctic Ocean, located north of the Alaskan and Canadian coasts. It transports liquid freshwater – naturally occurring water ...

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Ice cover in the Beaufort Sea. (David Goldman/AP/Canadian Press) New research suggests continued global warming could put a major Arctic ocean current in serious trouble, and that the consequences ...