Melting Arctic ice cap could alter global thermostat: expert

Melting Arctic ice cap could alter global thermostat: expert
Aboard Ccgs Amundsen, Canada (AFP) Nov 10, 2015 - The Arctic ice cap is melting faster than ever before, threatening to push so much fresh water into the North Atlantic that it could disrupt how the ocean regulates global temperatures, a prominent oceanographer has warned. As the head of a 40-member climate mission to the Arctic aboard the Canadian Coast Guard ice breaker Amundsen, Belgian researcher Roger Francois is concerned about how th ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Melting_Arctic_ice_cap_could_alter_global_thermostat_expert_999.html