The Big Chill: Counterintuitive Global Warming effects

onDec 1, 2005 @ 07:36 PST

Nature magazine has a chilling article in this issue tracking the enui that seems to be overtaking the Gulf Current.

It seems that as the ocean warms, it also becomes less active. Thus, the Gulf Stream might ultimately stop flowing north, while the once-icy Arctic waters will stop flowing south. This might be “Good for Canada” (see next post), as Newfoundland suffers less the effect of the Arctic backflow, but it could equally be devastating for much of Northern Europe, which depends on the warm Gulf waters to moderate its climate.

By James Hoggan

us/Trump EPA Abandons Climate Working Group Report in Endangerment Finding Repeal

BySharon Kelly

onFeb 13, 2026 @ 13:37 PST

Emails from the hand-picked, secretive group of climate crisis deniers revealed flaws in their methods and “animus” toward leading scientists.

Analysis

Michigan Sues Fossil Fuel Companies While Alberta Protects Them

ByMitch Anderson

onFeb 13, 2026 @ 08:11 PST

While Michigan lawmakers are taking fossil fuel companies to court for delaying the green transition, the Alberta government is hampering clean energy.