Climate change slowing down, not speeding up, movement of large Arctic rivers: studyYELLOWKNIFE — Scientists have long believed that rapid warming in the Arctic would cause river channels to move faster, but a new study has found the opposite may be true for large, winding rivers in the region. "If the temperature goes up and the frozen ground is progressively melting, the reverse would have found less resistance to erosion." The study focuses on 10 sinuous rivers wider than 100 metres in permafrost terrain, including the Mackenzie, Porcupine, and Yukon rivers. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 10, 2023. This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Meta and Canadian Press News Fellowship.

Source: National Post March 10, 2023 23:02 UTC