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Siberian Rivers Carry More Organic Matter Into Arctic, Altering Sea Ice Patterns, Korean Researchers Warn

Siberian Rivers Carry More Organic Matter Into Arctic, Altering Sea Ice Patterns, Korean Researchers Warn

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean scientists have detected a surge of Siberian river water, organic material and sediment flowing into the East Siberian Sea, a shift they say could disrupt sea-ice formation and alter the timing and navigability of the Northern Sea Route. The Korea Polar Research Institute said Friday that a [...]