By Heather Murphy The water in the Atlantic is constantly circulating in a complex pattern that influences weather on several continents. And climate scientists have been asking a crucial question: Whether this vast system, which includes the Gulf Stream, is slowing down because of climate change. […] Now, scientists have detected the early warning signsContinue reading “A Crucial System of Ocean Currents Is Faltering, Research Suggests”
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In the Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers
By MOISES VELASQUEZ-MANOFF and JEREMY WHITE The warming atmosphere is causing an arm of the powerful Gulf Stream to weaken, some scientists fear. […] It’s one of the mightiest rivers you will never see, carrying some 30 times more water than all the world’s freshwater rivers combined. In the North Atlantic, one arm of the GulfContinue reading “In the Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers”