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'The Gulf Stream really is weakening, a new study confirms: a finding which has
profound implications for one of the biggest weather systems on our planet.
When the Gulf Stream changes, so does the climate.
Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of
Miami looked at four decades of data from the Florida Straits, including
measurements of the volume of seawater transported through the region in that
time.
They found that Gulf Stream transport has decreased by about 4 percent over the
past 40 years, which they describe as the first "conclusive, unambiguous
observational evidence" of a slowing. Though the underlying reasons weren't
assessed as part of the study, there's a 99 percent chance that this weakening
isn't a random event, the researchers say.'
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
