Impact of ice sheet retreat on Canadian weather being underestimated: study

By Canadian Press
Ice caps disappearance will have a major and underestimated effect on extreme weather in Canada

Greenland and Antarctica are a long distance away, but newly released research suggests the accelerating disappearance of their ice caps will have a major – and underestimated – effect on extreme weather in Canada. “We’re underestimating the impact of the ice sheets on the climate system,” said Natalya Gomez, a professor at McGill University and co-author of a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature.…

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February 8, 2019

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