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18. Here is a good BBC article on this topic:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4485840.stm
Last Updated: Wednesday, 30 November 2005, 18:53 GMT

Ocean changes 'will cool Europe'

By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News website

Changes to ocean currents in the Atlantic may cool European weather within a few decades, scientists say.

Researchers from the UK's National Oceanography Centre say currents derived from the Gulf Stream are weakening, bringing less heat north.

Their conclusions, reported in the scientific journal Nature, are based on 50 years of Atlantic observations.

They say that European political leaders need to plan for a future which may be cooler rather than warmer.

(snip - much more at link)

Caption: The north Atlantic conveyor carries warm water to northern latitudes where it sinks, returning at depth in the ocean.

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Ocean changes 'will cool Europe'