Potential abrupt cataclysmic change and the Atlantic
A slowdown or even collapse of the Gulf Stream System as a result of global warming has long been a concern of climate scientists and has fueled the imagination of Hollywood.
Recent studies provide evidence for a AMOC slowdown.
- Is the Gulf Stream slowing down because of Climate Change? https://earthclimate.eu/2018/04/12/is-the-gulf-stream-really-slowing-because-of-co2/
- Related German article http://scilogs.spektrum.de/klimalounge/qa-zum-golfstromsystem-und-dem-cold-blob-im-atlantik/
- The Blob https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blob_(Pacific_Ocean)
A slowdown or even collapse of the Gulf Stream as a result of global warming is a concern of scientists and fueled the imagination of Hollywood.
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