Overview

• Increased meltwater from Greenland's ice sheet into the North Atlantic triggers feedback loops, leading to hotter and drier weather in Europe.
• The 10 hottest and driest summers in Europe in the past 40 years followed large releases of freshwater from Greenland.
• Feedback effects from meltwater release strengthen the atmospheric jet stream over Europe, affecting weather patterns.
• Studies predict more intense heatwaves and droughts in Europe in the coming years due to accelerated ice melting in Greenland.
• The relationship between Atlantic freshwater anomalies and European summer weather could improve long-range weather forecasting.