Sentences with phrase «extensive sea ice melt»
As a result of such extensive sea ice melt, says the study, the jet stream, which has always been rather capricious, is behaving differently now.
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As a result of such extensive sea ice melt, says the study, the jet stream, which has always been rather capricious, is behaving differently now.
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The accelerating melting of land ice into the sea makes the surface of the ocean around Antarctica colder, less salty and more easily frozen, leading to extensive sea ice in some areas.
If this year and summer are cooler than last, and that is not a certainty, then this summer's Arctic sea ice melt will be less extensive than last year.
Sea level rose dramatically as the extensive glaciers from the Late Ordovician ice age melted.
Extensive snow showers covering wide areas may be mistaken as sea ice when the sea temperatures are cold enough to prevent snow flakes from melting.