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fascisthunter

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9. Not Only is the Methane Release Extremely Worrisome

Sat Mar 22, 2014, 04:05 PM

Mar 2014

but from what I understand, the mixture of fresh water with salt water, can have a precarious effect on the stability of the gulf stream itself.

Here's an article on it, if folks are interested:

""Our study demonstrates that deep water formation can be disrupted by the freshening of the regional surface water, which might happen due to enhanced precipitation and glacier melting under future climate change scenarios," says Yair Rosenthal, a co-author on the paper."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140220141625.htm

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