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Failing Ocean Current Raises Fears of Mini Ice Age

Posted by samzenpus on from the let-the-mammoth-hunt-begin dept.

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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  1. Re:Seen this movie by ReformedExCon · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The guy walks from DC to New York in one day, in the snow, uphill, both ways to rescue his son.

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