Jed wrote:
<What do you mean by that? Are you suggesting that the Gulf Stream may stop
or shift locations?>
It's regarded as a long term possibility depending on how far and fast
Greenland melts. The film "The Day after Tomorrow" was based on this change
in ocean circulation. At the time, the film was criticised for making the
slowing and halt of the current very rapid (instead of taking the hundreds
of years it was expected to take). While still not an immediate danger,
observations show that the ice sheets seem to be melting/breaking up much
faster than the IPCC predictions at the time (and even those of the 2007
IPCC report)...
Nick Palmer
On the side of the Planet - and the people - because they're worth it
