Sabtu, 19 Februari 2011

Current Temperature of the Arctic Ocean linked to the Roman Empire?




According to an article entitled, "Arctic Ocean current temperatures traced back to Roman Empire"
which you can read by clicking on the following link:

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alaskadispatchcom/arctic-ocean-current-temp_b_823197.html


"an international research team has made a startling discovery off the coast of Greenland!
A northbound current flowing far beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean through Fram Strait has been sloshing the warmest water of the past 2,000 years into the Arctic Ocean -- indirectly contributing to the thinning and shrinkage of sea ice near Alaska and across the Arctic." I hope you take the time to read the remainder of this article by clicking on this link:

http://alaskadispatch.com/dispatches/arctic/8617-ocean-current-temperatures-traced-back-to-roman-empire 




 Source of map:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Fram_Strait_map.png

To learn more about the Fram Strait please visit the following website:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fram_Strait 

Wow isn't this a fascinating discovery??!!
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