Global warming could push the climate system past a threshold where a sudden, irreversible climate shift would occur. This would most likely happen if the increased precipitation and glacial melt water from global warming could flood the North Atlantic with enough fresh water to slow down or even halt the mighty Gulf Stream ocean current. - Dr. Jeffrey M. Masters
by Dr. Jeffrey M. Masters
Chief Meteorologist, The Weather Underground, Inc.
Like much science fiction, The Day After Tomorrow™ is based on
some solid scientific fact. Recent
scientific discoveries show that the present day climate is
unusually stable, and that "normal" climate for Earth is the climate of
frequent extreme jumps--like a light switch flicking on and off. Thus, the
popular conception that global warming will lead to a slow and steady
increase in temperature that humans can readily adapt to may be
incorrect. |
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