Phys.org: Less winter ice in Barents and Kara seas linked to summer drought from Romania to Kazakhstan
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Phys.org reports that reduced winter sea ice in the Barents and Kara seas is linked to summer drought across eastern Europe and western Kazakhstan. The study, published in Frontiers in Water, found that winters with less sea ice were followed by a bendier atmospheric pattern over the North Atlantic and Eurasia, consistent with a possible change in Rossby waves. This pattern can bring relatively warm, dry air into the drought corridor and lead to stagnant weather, with fewer clouds allowing more sunlight to heat the land. [1]