Study Links Greenland Ice Melt to European Heatwaves
Increased freshwater release from Greenland's ice sheet is causing hotter, drier summers in Europe, with predictions of more extreme weather in the future.
- Increased meltwater from Greenland's ice sheet into the North Atlantic triggers feedback loops, leading to hotter and drier weather in Europe.
- The 10 hottest and driest summers in Europe in the past 40 years followed large releases of freshwater from Greenland.
- Feedback effects from meltwater release strengthen the atmospheric jet stream over Europe, affecting weather patterns.
- Studies predict more intense heatwaves and droughts in Europe in the coming years due to accelerated ice melting in Greenland.
- The relationship between Atlantic freshwater anomalies and European summer weather could improve long-range weather forecasting.
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