
Barents Sea cooling machine slowing down?
Refrigerators are cooled by heat pumps, which transfer heat from the refrigerator’s inside to the outside environment. That way, the refrigerator’s inside is cooled to a temperature below room temperature. A similar mechanism makes the Barents Sea one of the worlds’ largest refrigerators. But how stable is the Barents Sea cooling machine? Can it break down as the fridges in our kitchens, and does it matter?
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