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A Chilling Possibility
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“Global warming could plunge North America and Western Europe into a deep freeze, possibly within only a few decades.
That’s the paradoxical scenario gaining credibility among many climate scientists. The thawing of sea ice covering the Arctic could disturb or even halt large currents in the Atlantic Ocean. Without the vast heat that these ocean currents deliver–comparable to the power generation of a million nuclear power plants–Europe’s average temperature would likely drop 5 to 10°C (9 to 18°F), and parts of eastern North America would be chilled somewhat less. Such a dip in temperature would be similar to global average temperatures toward the end of the last ice age roughly 20,000 years ago.”
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Andrew Hicks
February 8th, 2007
at 10:54pm
This would have to be self-limiting - the drop in temperature would slow the thawing, and too big a drop would reverse it.
Does anyone know what the equilibrium point would be?
Jim
April 19th, 2008
at 9:12pm
Just wondering, does GOD have any part to play in some of these weird things that are being uncovered?