Failing Ocean Current Raises Fears of Mini Ice Age

Designadrug writes "This article from Newscientist paints a picture of a major climate control mechanism teetering on the brink: "The ocean current that gives western Europe its relatively balmy climate is stuttering, raising fears that it might fail entirely and plunge the continent into a mini ice age. The dramatic finding comes from a study of ocean circulation in the North Atlantic, which found a 30% reduction in the warm currents that carry water north from the Gulf Stream.""

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Pondering the big wench.

[Anonymous Coward]

On the one hand, the Hummer itself is probably only 6000 pounds. So that means you could tie the hummer to a 12,000 wench, say, one that is sitting in bloomers on the riverbank above you, and use your 12,000 pound winch to pull your stuck vehicle out of the muddy banks. Then you could have a picnic with your wench. You might look her in the eyes from your position on the roof of the hummer while she sat on the ground beside you and then, suddenly, you and 1000 of your friends would tie her down with cables that criss-crossed her ample entirety. You would jump down onto her belly and, scanning the horizons of her girth, plant a flag and shout out "I claim this territory in the name of ..."