" That the Gulf Stream is responsible for Europe's mild winters is widely known and accepted, but, as I will show, it is nothing more than the earth-science equivalent of an urban legend."
Not an expert, but taking these side by side...it seems reasonable to conclude that AMOC is (as that source states) one of several factors?
Iceland, e.g., is warmer than Alaska, and that might change. Northern Europe in general is warmer than the PNW, despite the North Atlantic being smaller (and thus less buffering) than the North Pacific.
Seems unreasonable to expect the UK to end up like Newfoundland, or Labrador, if the AMOC shuts off, but "colder" seems in the cards.
Of course, all of this is completely armchair on my part.
Wow, thanks for that link. Super interesting, and somewhat reassuring after reading the other article! What would make it even more convincing is a good explanation for the cause of the previous ice age and how it affected north west Europe.
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" That the Gulf Stream is responsible for Europe's mild winters is widely known and accepted, but, as I will show, it is nothing more than the earth-science equivalent of an urban legend."
https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-source-of-euro...
I could use some expert advice...
Not an expert, but taking these side by side...it seems reasonable to conclude that AMOC is (as that source states) one of several factors?
Iceland, e.g., is warmer than Alaska, and that might change. Northern Europe in general is warmer than the PNW, despite the North Atlantic being smaller (and thus less buffering) than the North Pacific.
Seems unreasonable to expect the UK to end up like Newfoundland, or Labrador, if the AMOC shuts off, but "colder" seems in the cards.
Of course, all of this is completely armchair on my part.
Wow, thanks for that link. Super interesting, and somewhat reassuring after reading the other article! What would make it even more convincing is a good explanation for the cause of the previous ice age and how it affected north west Europe.