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BelgianMadCow

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13. That was my understanding as well

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #12)

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 07:28 AM

Jan 2014

There was a bit of a question of "where is the heat going" in the climate sciences. And then we found part of the answer is the deep sea, and the arctic region especially. Which then becomes warmer, evaporates more and creates a stronger high pressure system. The link between temp diff, the jet stream and its meandering I hadn't seen. Brilliant description, "meandering".

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