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3. Odd. Didn't say anything about how this might potentially shut down the Gulf Stream
Tue Jul 30, 2019, 05:23 PM
Jul 2019

and affect other ocean currents.... I googled and ran across this

Slowing Gulf Stream current to boost warming for 20 years, BBC News, July 19, 2018 (1 year ago)
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44875508

Some believed that this would cause a rapid cooling around the world with resulting global chaos.

But a new study finds the Gulf Stream go-slow will have a significant impact on planetary temperatures, but not in a chilled out way.

The Gulf Stream is an ocean current that keeps the UK warmer than it would be given its latitude alone.

Researchers say a slower current will carry less heat down to the deep oceans meaning more will enter the atmosphere.

Worries over the fate of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc), of which the Gulf Stream is part, were graphically illustrated in the 2004 film, The Day After Tomorrow.


More at link..

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