Data Shows Gulf Stream Has Warmed and Shifted Closer to American Coastline

The warm Gulf Stream current that flows from the Caribbean to Scandinavia has long been a focus for some climatologists, who argue that global warming could ironically cause its collapse and bring icy winters to north-western Europe.

Greenland's Ice Sheet Teetering on the Edge, Study Warns - Global Times | EL KAOS UT

The worst-case scenario envisaged by models could lead to a global sea level rise of more than seven metres, as well as collapse of the Atlantic circulation system, currently responsible for the relative warmth in Europe and North America.

La semaine verte | S.O.S Océans en détresse

 

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Expert explains reasons behind record-breaking decline of Arctic ice volumes

The record-breaking decline of the Arctic ice volumes registered by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is associated with the extremely warm summer in the Arctic region last year and ice forming one month later than usually, deputy director of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Alexander Danilov said on Friday in a comment on the WMO release.