Huge Freshwater Bulge In Arctic Ocean

New submitter turkeyfish writes "UK scientists are reporting today in the journal Nature Geoscience that a huge bulge of freshwater is forming in the Western Arctic Ocean caused by a large gyre of freshwater. The gyre appears to indicate that the ice is becoming thin enough over the Arctic Ocean that the wind is beginning to affect the motion of water under the ice. A sudden release of this water or its emergence to the surface will greatly accelerate the melting of the remaining polar oceanic ice and likely alter oceanic circulation in the North Atlantic."

Don't panic.

[Loopy]

Note the large, friendly letters.

Question seems to be, has this ever happened before? If it has, how would we know?

Re:How "An Inconvenient Truth" can it get

[lawpoop]

Will liberals stop at nothing to destroy the American Way of Life? </sarcasm>

Yeah, but.

[The Askylist]

I'll only start worrying if this gyre starts to gimble in the wabe.

Re:OK, I believe, but where do I put my money?

[gatkinso]

Wealth will be measured using much different metrics.

Like how many canoes you own.

And it begins!

[codepunk]

It's true the world is doomed it is 2012.

Re:How "An Inconvenient Truth" can it get

[Baloroth]

His use of "irony" was ironic, though. Gotta give him points for that.

Re:Panic? PANIC!

[Archangel Michael]

So, what is the downside?