Global warming behind river ice cover loss
River ice cover will decline by about six days for every one degree Celsius increase in global temperatures, leading to economic and environmental consequences, says a new study.
According to the study, published in the journal Nature, more than half of Earth’s rivers freeze over every year. These frozen rivers support important transportation networks for communities and industries located at high latitudes.
Ice cover also regulates the amount of greenhouse gasses released from rivers into Earth’s atmosphere, the study added.
