The Atlantic Ocean is heading to a tipping point – once melting glaciers shut off the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, research shows

Super storms, abrupt climate shifts and New York City frozen in ice. For example, the blockbuster Hollywood film “The Day After Tomorrow” depicted an abrupt cessation of the circulation of the Atlantic Ocean and its catastrophic consequences. Although Hollywood’s vision was exaggerated, the 2004 film raised a serious question: If global warming halts the Atlantic … Read more