[Pharmboy]

That sentence stopped me also. Perhaps the high-riding, less dense fresh water disrupted the salt water cycling...

[padre35]

The theory goes that all of the fresh water diluted the denser “salt” water turning the Atlantic into more or less of a giant still lake.

Eh, as good a theory as any I guess.

[Smedley]

That sentence stopped me also. Perhaps the high-riding, less dense fresh water disrupted the salt water cycling...

That may be. However, as we are talking about an article in the NY Slimes, there's no guarantee of common sense or accuracy.