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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).