Is the Gulf Stream System Slowing? Abrupt cooling in parts of the North Atlantic
Regular direct observations of this giant ocean current system do not go back far enough to tell whether there is any long-term trend. However, in recent years indirect evidence is mounting for a remarkable slowdown over the 20th Century.
- Abrupt cooling over the North Atlantic in modern climate models (2017) https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14375
- Is the Gulf Stream System Slowing? – the Earth101 lecture (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmiVhT5cHpw
- Map of North Atlantic Subpolar gyre https://instaar.colorado.edu/meetings/AW2012/abstract_details.php?abstract_id=54
Tags: 2017, Atlantic, Climate Science, Ocean, Ocean currents, Stefan Rahmstorf, Study
Categories: Oceans
Support Earth Climate

About the Author: EARTH CLIMATE
EARTH CLIMATE covers the broad spectrum of climate change, and the solutions, with the focus on the sciences. Earth Climate – we endorse data, facts, empirical evidence.
Newsletter
Join 117 other subscribers.
Subscribe
Login
0 Comments
Oldest
Newest
Recent Comments
- America’s Climate Free Fall – CounterPunch.org – Theothernews on Climate Free Fall: Scientists Warn of Hidden Economic Crisis, Earth’s Systems Become Dangerously Unstable
- Climate Researcher Levermann: "We Must Understand What Happens After Climate Systems Tip" | EarthClimate on Climate Free Fall: Scientists Warn of Hidden Economic Crisis, Earth’s Systems Become Dangerously Unstable
- Extreme Temperature Diary- Saturday July 18th, 2026/Main Topic: The “Super” El Niño of 2026: Why 2027 Will Be a Year That Is Off the Chain Hot – Guy On Climate on The “Super” El Niño of 2026: Why 2027 Will Be the Year the World Watches