Ian Smith wrote:

"David" wrote in message
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Significant Weakening Of Gulf Stream Detected


Posted by: Indy
On: Sun May, 8 2005 @ 08:01 GMT
Scientists have found evidence that the sinking mechanism that
drives
the Gulf Stream has weakened to less than 25% of its original
strength. The results could mean a significant cooling for Britain
and
Europe.


original news source:

www.timesonline.co.uk
CLIMATE change researchers have detected the first signs of a
slowdown
in the Gulf Stream — the mighty ocean current that keeps Britain and
Europe from freezing.


I wonder if this means a revival of the Scottish ski industry,
currently in decline due to dwindling snowfalls? ;-)

Even here in Michigan (USA) we haven't had any really good snow since the 60's
save for some nasty stuff in '77 and '78 or so. The ski industry has been
suffering here as well.

I though, am looking forward to planting a few palm trees and perhaps an orange
grove to help tide me through my years as a pensioner.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

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Ian Smith wrote:

"David" wrote in message
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Significant Weakening Of Gulf Stream Detected


Posted by: Indy
On: Sun May, 8 2005 @ 08:01 GMT
Scientists have found evidence that the sinking mechanism that
drives
the Gulf Stream has weakened to less than 25% of its original
strength. The results could mean a significant cooling for
Britain
and
Europe.


original news source:

www.timesonline.co.uk
CLIMATE change researchers have detected the first signs of a
slowdown
in the Gulf Stream — the mighty ocean current that keeps Britain
and
Europe from freezing.


I wonder if this means a revival of the Scottish ski industry,
currently in decline due to dwindling snowfalls? ;-)

Even here in Michigan (USA) we haven't had any really good snow
since the 60's
save for some nasty stuff in '77 and '78 or so. The ski industry has
been
suffering here as well.

I though, am looking forward to planting a few palm trees and
perhaps an orange
grove to help tide me through my years as a pensioner.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

You may be interested to know that there are a small number of
palm trees in peoples' gardens on the north/west coast of Scotland
(c.58 degrees north). Though it's not exactly tropical there; in some
places the temperature rarely goes below freezing, because of the
"gulf stream". This is good enough for some types of palm, apparently.

And the same area of Scotland is also an excellent place for
DX-peditions seeking the ultimate trans-Atlantic MF catches;
localities remote from power lines and other sources of noise.

eg. Sheigra.http://mwc.online.fr/mwc2/mwcdxped.htm
from the Medium Wave Circle (http://www.mwcircle.org/)

Ian

dxAce wrote:

Even here in Michigan (USA) we haven't had any really good snow since the 60's
save for some nasty stuff in '77 and '78 or so. The ski industry has been
suffering here as well.

I though, am looking forward to planting a few palm trees and perhaps an orange
grove to help tide me through my years as a pensioner.


Merely get a few more insurance claims in. You've done very well up until now.







mike

m II wrote:

dxAce wrote:

Even here in Michigan (USA) we haven't had any really good snow since the 60's
save for some nasty stuff in '77 and '78 or so. The ski industry has been
suffering here as well.

I though, am looking forward to planting a few palm trees and perhaps an orange
grove to help tide me through my years as a pensioner.

Merely get a few more insurance claims in. You've done very well up until now.

I sure am glad somebody thinks so. However, your view of my reality is just a bit
flawed, 'tard boy.

LMAO at the 'tard in CanaDuh.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"Ian Smith" wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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Significant Weakening Of Gulf Stream Detected


Posted by: Indy
On: Sun May, 8 2005 @ 08:01 GMT
Scientists have found evidence that the sinking mechanism that
drives
the Gulf Stream has weakened to less than 25% of its original
strength. The results could mean a significant cooling for Britain
and
Europe.


original news source:

www.timesonline.co.uk
CLIMATE change researchers have detected the first signs of a
slowdown
in the Gulf Stream - the mighty ocean current that keeps Britain
and
Europe from freezing.


I wonder if this means a revival of the Scottish ski industry,
currently in decline due to dwindling snowfalls? ;-)

Could also be a return of the "Little Ice Age" of the late medieval
and early renaissance periods.

--Mike L.

Michael Lawson wrote:

"Ian Smith" wrote in message
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"David" wrote in message
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Significant Weakening Of Gulf Stream Detected


Posted by: Indy
On: Sun May, 8 2005 @ 08:01 GMT
Scientists have found evidence that the sinking mechanism that
drives
the Gulf Stream has weakened to less than 25% of its original
strength. The results could mean a significant cooling for Britain
and
Europe.


original news source:

www.timesonline.co.uk
CLIMATE change researchers have detected the first signs of a
slowdown
in the Gulf Stream - the mighty ocean current that keeps Britain
and
Europe from freezing.


I wonder if this means a revival of the Scottish ski industry,
currently in decline due to dwindling snowfalls? ;-)

Could also be a return of the "Little Ice Age" of the late medieval
and early renaissance periods.

Sure seems like a "Little Ice Age" here in Michigan this month... currently 48
here. We seemed to have warmer temps last month though it was drier than normal.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"The weakening, apparently caused by global warming, could herald big
changes in the current over the next few years or decades."

It remains to be seen whether the observable melting of the ice sheets
and apparent global warming is part of a periodic natural cycle or
whether manmade pollution plays a part as well. The shrinkage of ice
packs near the poles is astounding.

"David" wrote in message
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Significant Weakening Of Gulf Stream Detected

Apparently being the key word here.

seems someone has a fixation on "tard boy"

On Sun, 15 May 2005 12:25:35 GMT, David wrote:

Significant Weakening Of Gulf Stream Detected


Posted by: Indy
On: Sun May, 8 2005 @ 08:01 GMT
Scientists have found evidence that the sinking mechanism that drives
the Gulf Stream has weakened to less than 25% of its original
strength. The results could mean a significant cooling for Britain and
Europe.


original news source:

www.timesonline.co.uk
CLIMATE change researchers have detected the first signs of a slowdown
in the Gulf Stream — the mighty ocean current that keeps Britain and
Europe from freezing.

They have found that one of the “engines” driving the Gulf Stream —
the sinking of supercooled water in the Greenland Sea — has weakened
to less than a quarter of its former strength.

The weakening, apparently caused by global warming, could herald big
changes in the current over the next few years or decades.
Paradoxically, it could lead to Britain and northwestern and Europe
undergoing a sharp drop in temperatures.


Please visit the link provided for the complete story.


This discovery is absolutely incredible. I do believe they have
greatly understated the effects of a current failure. That part is
subject to debate. In my opinion the most concerning quote from the
story was "Until recently we would find giant ‘chimneys’ in the sea
where columns of cold, dense water were sinking from the surface to
the seabed 3,000 metres below, but now they have almost disappeared."

If and when the current fails the effects will quickly wrap around the
globe. If anything global warming may amplify the effects by greating
greater temperature differences from north to south and provide the
instability necessary to create huge storms by creating a greater
verticle temperature difference.

http://www.atsnn.com/story/139186.html