Gulf Stream and a Colder Europe: FYI [View All]

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It has been claimed that the Gulf Stream current carries warm water from the east coast of the US all the way to Europe and helps to keep western Europe from freezing like it is.

There is now some science making the case that the Gulf Stream is dissipating and not reaching Europe like it used too.

Two scenarios are at play here:

One: that the melting glaciers are pushing the warm water away from it's historic course.

Two: that the polluted waters from the Gulf of Mexico (which make up a large portion of the gulf stream)are allowing the cold water and the warm water to mix in the Atlantic, causing dissipation.