On Our Radar: Freshwater Bulge in the Arctic January 23, 2012, 10:28 am Scientists suggest that a dome of freshwater in the western Arctic Ocean might eventually disturb the warm currents that assure relatively mild weather in Northern Europe. The Tokyo Electric Power Company will in effect be nationalized for at least 10 years under a government body's plan for financing disaster compensation, the Kyodo news agency reports. Wildlife experts report a surge in southward migration by snowy owls in North America. The New York Times Scientists call for a British think tank aligned with skeptics on global warming to disclose the sources of its financing.