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http://www.nap.edu/html/climatechange-brief/abruptclimatechange-brief.pdf
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Denne kilde anfører følgende om Golfstrømmen:
A question of great societal relevance is whether
the North Atlantic circulation, including the Gulf Stream,
will remain stable under the global warming that is expected
to continue for the next few centuries. A shutdown of the
circulation would not induce a new ice age, but would
cause major changes both in the ocean (major circulation
regimes, upwelling and sinking regions, distribution of
seasonal sea ice, ecological systems, and sea level) and
in the atmosphere (land-sea temperature contrast, and
the intensity, frequency, and paths of storms).