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Retrograde
Nov 28, 2023, 8:19:11 PM11/28/23
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-67359467
Scientists in Scotland are using robotic subsea gliders to check ocean
currents for signs of climate collapse.
They are monitoring the "conveyor belt" which carries warm and cool
water between the Caribbean and the Arctic.
Scientists fear a weakening of the system would have a devastating
effect across large parts of the planet.
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (Sams) at Oban is deploying
the robots on autonomous missions between the UK and Iceland over five
months.
Atlantic circulation is important for distributing tropical heat across
the world and keeps northern Europe at a more temperate climate than
other locations on the same latitude.
Scientists in Scotland are using robotic subsea gliders to check ocean
currents for signs of climate collapse.
They are monitoring the "conveyor belt" which carries warm and cool
water between the Caribbean and the Arctic.
Scientists fear a weakening of the system would have a devastating
effect across large parts of the planet.
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (Sams) at Oban is deploying
the robots on autonomous missions between the UK and Iceland over five
months.
Atlantic circulation is important for distributing tropical heat across
the world and keeps northern Europe at a more temperate climate than
other locations on the same latitude.
Mike Spencer
Dec 12, 2023, 10:53:14 PM12/12/23
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Retrograde <fun...@amongus.com.invalid> writes:
> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-67359467
>
> Scientists in Scotland are using robotic subsea gliders to check ocean
> currents for signs of climate collapse.
>
> They are monitoring the "conveyor belt" which carries warm and cool
> water between the Caribbean and the Arctic.
>
> Scientists fear a weakening of the system would have a devastating
> effect across large parts of the planet.
> Atlantic circulation is important for distributing tropical heat across
> the world and keeps northern Europe at a more temperate climate than
> other locations on the same latitude.
AIUI, without the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation,
> the world and keeps northern Europe at a more temperate climate than
> other locations on the same latitude.
Cornwall (and London) would have the climate of Moscow and we would
have the climate of northern Maine or central Quebec. Gak! Brrrr....
--
Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
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