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Ocean currents may offset global warming over coming decade

The Guardian: Global warming is set to stall over the next 10 years as natural variations in ocean currents counteract manmade climate change.

Researchers modelling the climate of Europe and North America found that a major ocean current that brings warm water northwards is set to weaken, potentially offsetting temperature rises caused by human activity.

Posted by Physics Today on May 2, 2008 7:54 AM |

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If the next ten years of cooling will be caused by changeable ocean phase of cooling currents, there might be an equivalent question:

Was the 1990's warming caused by a phase of changeable ocean warming currents?

Posted by: stas peterson | May 13, 2008 8:32 PM

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