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Atlantic current strength declines
2014-05-13 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature: The marked slowdown in the past decade of the warm Atlantic Ocean currents that bring mild weather to northwestern Europe may be caused by natural variation and not anthropogenic climate change, as has been previously suggested. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is part of the great ocean conveyor belt that ceaselessly circulates sea water, heat and nutrients around the globe. In particular, it transports large amounts of warm water from the tropics to the poles, warming...
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