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Related: About this forumA Nasty Surprise in the Greenhouse
The disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow was based on long term scientific concerns about global warmings impact on the North Atlantic Current, also called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, what most people think of as The Gulf Stream although that is a simplification.
The movie was obviously over the top in terms of the projected impacts, but after a decade in which science has downplayed the possibility of such an event, a new paper shows that the circulation is indeed slowing down.
This could signal potential impacts on weather, the food chain, and circulation of oxygen and nutrients throughout the ocean.
Ive been interviewing key authors of the paper, Lead author Stefan Rahmstorf, as well as paleoclimate expert Mike Mann, and Glaciologist Jason Box.
This is a paper that could have substantial impact, and might very well be distorted or sensationalized, so bookmark this post as a damper for overhyped speculation, as well as a warning about real impacts.
http://climatecrocks.com/2015/03/23/a-nasty-surprise-in-the-greenhouse-new-paper-new-video/
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A Nasty Surprise in the Greenhouse (Original Post)
greenman3610
Mar 2015
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fasttense
(17,301 posts)1. Well, it is my understanding that these polar temperatures like -12 F in Tenn
were due to the decreasing strength of the Gulf Stream. That it is slowing down and allowing the cold to swing further south than normal.
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)2. Yeah......
...that happens every time the earth shifts on its axis.
- When it's finished I'm sure it'll all look lovely. With or without us......
K&R
greenman3610
(3,947 posts)3. I would caution you about relying on that source.