Colder winters
Reduced sea ice in the Barents- and Kara Seas due to climate changes can trigger an overall cooling of the northern continents according to a German study.
Shrinking sea ice in the eastern Arctic causes some regional warming of lower air levels and may lead to anomalies in atmospheric airstreams, triggering a cooling of northern Europe, says the study headed by Vladimir Petoukhov at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, interviewed by Reuters.
The anomalies could triple the probability of cold winter extremes in Europe and northern Asia (Siberia), according to the study.
In October, BarentsObserver reported that the Arctic is experiencing record-setting hig temperatures with massive melting of sea ice, according to a study conducted by a team of 69 international scientists.
In many ways; that report support the newly published German Barents- and Kara Seas temperature report, since both presents evidence that higher air temperatures in the Arctic contribute to changes in the atmospheric circulation.
