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Bitter cold could plague Western Europe within next 100 years as climate change is set to stall the North Atlantic Current

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Post by Ben Reilly Tue Dec 31, 2019 10:20 pm

Funny enough, eddie and I were talking about this just the other day, and here we go:

Global warming could cause the giant network of ocean currents that disperses heat to Northern Europe to cease temporarily in the next 100 years, according to new research.

The North Atlantic Current transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico towards Europe, providing much of the north-western parts of the continent with a relatively mild climate.

But meltwater from Greenland and excessive rainfall caused by climate change could interfere with this ocean current, otherwise known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

Using simulations, scientists in the Netherlands predicted a 15 percent likelihood that there will be a 'partial collapse' of the huge current network in the next 100 years.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7836781/North-Atlantic-Current-responsible-north-western-Europes-mild-climate-temporarily-STOP.html
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Post by Maddog Wed Jan 01, 2020 4:52 pm

Maybe scientists can take the DNA from Mammoths and repopulate Europe with them? Wouldn't that be cool?
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Post by Victorismyhero Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:51 pm

You mean we will go back to having snow in winter?
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