More frequent atmospheric rivers hinder seasonal recovery of Arctic sea ice

Source: Science Daily

The Arctic is rapidly losing sea ice, even during winter months when temperatures are below freezing and ice should be recovering from the summer melt. A new study found powerful storms called atmospheric rivers are increasingly reaching the Arctic in winter, slowing sea ice recovery and accounting for a third of all winter sea ice decline, according to a team led by Penn State scientists.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230206130632.htm