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1 month agoScientists find 'red flags' hinting the Gulf Stream is near collapse
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation shows warning signs of potential collapse due to freshwater from melting ice sheets diluting ocean water and weakening the system's driving mechanism.
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2 months agoGuest Idea: Finding a Northwest Passage to the Sea
The Northeast Passage was expected to open first due to the Coriolis effect. As the world turns to the east, in the Northern hemisphere, flowing water will veer to the right. Warm, salty Atlantic water flows into the Arctic Ocean through the Barents Sea Opening between Norway and Svalbard, and the Fram Strait between Svalbard and Greenland, then bends right along the Arctic coasts of Norway and Russia.
Science
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4 months agoScientists come up with method to stop the Gulf Stream collapsing
Melting the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could save the Gulf Stream, a remarkable new study reveals. The vast icy mass in the southern hemisphere contains around 750,000 cubic miles of ice - enough to fill Wembley Stadium nearly three billion times. As it melts, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet sends salty water towards the North Atlantic, which helps the water stay dense enough to keep the crucial ocean current moving, the study authors reveal.
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