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Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown?

Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown?

Update: 2024-08-09
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Startling scientific reports show how a warming planet could ground the Gulf Stream—a major cog in the Atlantic Ocean's circulation—to a halt. But is the likelihood of such a shutdown being exaggerated?

WHOI physical oceanographer Robert Todd weighs in.

Read the full story written by Alison Pearce Stevens: https://go.whoi.edu/gulfshutdown

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Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown?

Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown?

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