Friday, November 19, 2010

Global warming = colder winters


The devastating impact of climate change will be felt profoundly in the Northern Hemisphere with warnings from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research that it could lead to colder winters in the northern countries. And it's likely to have a massive impact on economies.

The study found that a shrinking of sea ice in the eastern Arctic would create regional warming of lower air levels. That, according to the researchers, would lead to anomalies in atmospheric airstreams. That would triple the probability of cold winter extremes in Europe and northern Asia.

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