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Huffington Post: Melting icebergs may be fighting against the very forces that cause them to melt, a new study suggests.
Water dripping off icebergs and into the Antarctic Ocean, also known as the Southern Ocean, contains iron and other nutrients, according to research published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. These nutrients fertilize phytoplankton, the microscopic marine life that plays a key role in oceanic ecosystems, and help the tiny plants absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as they grow into......
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How Melting Giant Icebergs May Help Slow Climate Change (Just A Little)
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 16th, 2016
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