Columbia University: Increasingly Mobile Sea Ice Means Arctic Neighbors May Pollute Each Others' Waters
March 20, 2020
March 20, 2020
NEW YORK, March 20 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century, raising the risk of more widely transporting pollutants like microplastics and oil, according to new research. The study, in the journal Earth's Future, predicts that by mid-century, the average time it takes for sea ice to travel from one region to another . . .
The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century, raising the risk of more widely transporting pollutants like microplastics and oil, according to new research. The study, in the journal Earth's Future, predicts that by mid-century, the average time it takes for sea ice to travel from one region to another . . .