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Arctic ice covering the Arctic Ocean, it turns out that they did not allow the inhabitants of temperate latitudes to freeze in the winter. ABOUT the connection of abnormal snowfalls in the Northern Hemisphere with melting ice in Arctic spoke at a scientific conference held in the USA Tuesday. “Reducing the area of Arctic ice is directly related both with heavy snowfalls in temperate latitudes in winter, and with abnormal heat in the summer, “Steven quotes the Los Angeles Times Wavrus, senior fellow at the Institute of Environmental Nelson Research at the University of Wisconsin. The scientist explained that cold arctic air and heated areas over vast areas in temperate latitudes created a difference in atmospheric pressure. Air masses rushed from west to east, creating strong winds and driving ocean currents. “Right now we are witnessing the process of transition of the Arctic to a new state, “- said David Titley, a scientist working for the US Navy. He recalled that the process is progressing faster, and by 2020 the Arctic may in the summer completely free from ice. Arctic and Antarctic work as giant air conditioners: any weather anomalies are relatively quickly moved and collapsed due to winds and currents. IN recent years due to melting ice in the polar regions air temperature in these areas rises and natural the mechanism of “mixing” the weather on the planet stops. IN the result is weather anomalies – be it heat, showers, snowfalls or frosts – “get stuck” in one area much longer than before. The arrival in Europe of the “long winter” could be predicted back in the fall, scientists say. According to the latest data that received researchers from the National Center for the Study of Snow and Ice in Boulder, Colorado, ice cover reduced in summer 2012 to indicators of a historical minimum. “Floating ice melts on eyes. It is 80% less than it was 20 years ago. This is serious loss is also a symptom of global warming. This symptom tells us that warming is occurring in the Arctic, “says Professor, American Rutgers Institute of Marine Sciences Jennifer Francis Melting ice allows air to warm up and changes the position of the jet stream. Jet Air Flow currents are responsible for the formation of cyclones and anticyclones. They determine the weather in the northern hemisphere, in Europe, Russia and the USA. “This warming has an effect on the inkjet flow. It allows the cold air of the Arctic to penetrate far South. The weather that has established now will be fixed for a long time, ” – says Professor Francis. Winter 2012-2013 has become one of the the most severe in recent times. In Russia, Europe and the USA record rainfall. Continental Europe hit three snow cyclones. One of them “hit” in late December, the second in mid-February and the third in late March. Unexpected for the inhabitants of the continent was the March cyclone. It even snowed in those regions of Europe where its existence in winter was almost forgotten. In Hungary, the cyclone blocked traffic on the main three times highways that connect the country with Austria, Italy and Ukraine. According to eyewitnesses, in the suburbs of Budapest, local residents abandoned their usual bicycles and got to work by ski. A difficult situation has developed in neighboring Hungary Ukraine. Snow falling on March 22 paralyzed traffic Kiev. People moved around the city on skis and sleighs. Urban authorities struggled to cope with drifts by March 25th. Snowfall in Moscow came on the night of March 23-24. It snowed without interruption for two days. The wind died down only in the morning of March 26. According to the forecasts of meteorologists, cold weather will stand in the capital of Russia until the end of the month and Warming is only possible in early April.
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