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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 [...]

Korean Researchers Find Hydrothermal Vents, New Species at Antarctic Oceanic Ridge

Korean Researchers Find Hydrothermal Vents, New Species at Antarctic Oceanic Ridge

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Polar Research Institute announced on August 21 that it had discovered hydrothermal vents on the Antarctic Ridge for the first time in the world, and collected new species while exploring the region through the icebreaker Araon. Hydrothermal vents in the oceanic ridge provide energy to the deep sea, where [...]