Eurasian rivers dominate the flow of fresh water into the Arctic Ocean. A new hydrology study finds that releases from the six largest of these rivers have increased for some 60 years in near lockstep with steady arctic increases in surface-air temperatures.
Driven by increasing snowmelt and rains, this trend, if it continues, could perturb the northern temperate and arctic climate, argues Bruce J.
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