Scientists from the UK’s National Oceanography Center have discovered that the melting rate of the Greenland ice sheet can predict the weather in Europe in the summer of 2024. The study was published in the scientific journal magazine Weather and Climate Dynamics (WCD).
Experts found that warm conditions in Greenland led to an increase in glacier melt, which in turn led to meltwater entering the Atlantic Ocean.
Melt water, which is lighter than seawater, remains on the ocean surface and reduces heat exchange between the air and the sea.
This causes increased winds in the meltwater region. In winter, winds cause the North Atlantic Current to shift northward. The North Atlantic Current is a continuation of the Gulf Stream.
According to climatologists’ predictions, next summer the winds will follow the direction of the current and direct north. This helps shape large-scale atmospheric circulation conditions that bring warmer, drier air to Europe.
Based on the identified chain of events, scientists expect ocean and atmospheric conditions to be suitable for an unusually hot and dry summer in Southern Europe this year.
Previous scientists stated It’s about Greenland’s sea ice melting at an unprecedented rate.