Atlantic Ocean overturning, responsible for mild climate in northwestern Europe, is slowing

[Panich52]

Atlantic Ocean overturning, responsible for mild climate in northwestern Europe, is slowing

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/strange_science/~3/eMxGIbY60J8/150323132746.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The Atlantic overturning is one of Earth's most important heat transport systems, pumping warm water northwards and cold water southwards. Also known as the Gulf Stream system, it is responsible for the mild climate in northwestern Europe. Scientists now found evidence for a slowdown of the overturning -- multiple lines of observation suggest that in recent decades, the current system has been weaker than ever before in the last century, or even in the last millennium.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. That was predicted some years ago, I remember

when concerns about climate change were being expressed.

[Ghost Dog]

2. Increasingly long, cold (for us) winters in the Canary Islands

here over the last few years. But as long as we also get more rainfall we don't complain (much). - with also sometimes the jet stream looping down this far. There's a type B flu epidemic, though, still over 200 per 100,000.

Summer heatwaves (occasionally) increasing, too...

We're in the returning, cool part of the circulation, with Sahara next door, kept mostly temperate by the ocean.