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Posted on 02/25/2008 2:36:06 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
And the ice defrosted because of all the SUVs running around the planet.
“there is NO ice mass this big across Canada - therefore, there can be NO mass melting and NO interruption of the Gulf Stream.”
I hope you are right. Nevertheless, there is the danger that when the Arctic ice melts completely in the summer, it could cause an interruption. The mechanism is that as the water in the GS moves into the arctic, it freezes, causing the remaining water to be more salty and therefore heavier. This water sinks to the bottom of the ocean and circulates back to the Equator where the whole cycle repeats itself. Two terms you can Goggle are NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation), and NADW (North Atlantic Deep Water).
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