Startling scientific reports show how a warming planet could ground the Gulf Stream—a major cog in the Atlantic Ocean's circulation—to a halt. But is the likelihood of such a shutdown being exaggerated? WHOI physical oceanographer Robert Todd weighs in. Read the full story written by Alison Pearce Stevens: https://go.whoi.edu/gulfshutdown

Startling scientific reports show how a warming planet could ground the Gulf Stream—a major cog in the Atlantic Ocean's circulation—to a halt. But is the likelihood of such a shutdown being exaggerated? WHOI physical oceanographer Robert Todd weighs in. Read the full story written by Alison Pearce Stevens: https://go.whoi.edu/gulfshutdown

Startling scientific reports show how a warming planet could ground the Gulf Stream—a major cog in the Atlantic Ocean's circulation—to a halt. But is the likelihood of such a shutdown being exaggerated? WHOI physical oceanographer Robert Todd weighs in. Read the full story written by Alison Pearce Stevens: https://go.whoi.edu/gulfshutdown

Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown?

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From the depths of the sea and the pages of Oceanus Magazine, Oceanus brings you audible narratives of science and humanity around our blue planet. Dive in today!   Oceanus is a production of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution—the world's largest independent marine research organization. Our Ocean. Our Planet. Our Future.

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Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown?

Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown?