Never before seen was the splitting of the oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic zone north of Greenland. The waters found there are so cold that they have been frozen for as long as records exist – even during the summer months. The ice found here is usually compact and unbreakable as a result of the Transpolar Drift Stream which pushes ice from Siberia across the Arctic Sea where it packs up on the coastline. For the second time this year the normally icebound waters cracked open to reveal...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/a-breakup-in-the-arctics-strongest-sea-ice-is-recorded-for-the-first-time-ever
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