Global Warming Has Made Gulf Stream Slowest in 1,600 Years, and That Could Impact Our Weather

A new study finds, thanks to climate change, that the Gulf Stream is circulating at its slowest rate in at least 1,600 years. This slowing accounts for the severe 2017-18 winter in the UK. If the circulation stops completely, it would have catastrophic impacts on our weather.

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By Sean Breslin  weather.com


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Scientists report concerns over a dramatic slowdown in the Gulf Stream, the ocean current that carries water from the tropics toward the North Pole.


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A new study has found the Gulf Stream is circulating at its slowest rate in at least 1,600 years.
Climate change is to blame for the slowdown, the study also concluded.
If the circulation stops completely, it would have catastrophic impacts on our weather.

For years, scientists have studied a spot in the North Atlantic Ocean that has bucked the trend of a warming world. Now, they know what impact this colder-than-average region is having on the Gulf Stream.

According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, the Gulf Stream is flowing at its slowest rate in at least 1,600 years, and climate change is the likely culprit…

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