Lawry, You may be right. Physics is not my strong suit but I got this second hand from a news article which could make it even more suspect. The link below is not the source of the info but additional info on the rapidity of the changes that are occurring.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=50 27 Bill On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:25:54 -0800 "Lawrence de Bivort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Good morning, > > Isn't the current pattern of the north atlantic (including the Gulf > Stream-Azores current portions) the result of corriolis (sp?) > forces, rather > than temperature gradients? > > Lawry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of William > B Ward > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4:12 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Ice sheets, etc > > > > > > Harry and Keith, > > > > A somewhat scarier scenario is that the warm currents that flow > past > > Europe from the south Atlantic exist because of the temperature > > differential and a mere change in ambient water temperatures in > the north > > could cause those currents to stop. Europe is farther north than > the US > > and the result would be to drop temperatures in western Europe > > significantly. > > > > Bill Ward > > > > On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:27:00 -0800 Harry Pollard > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Keith, > > > > > > About 30 years ago, I recall that I made the point that warming > > > could > > > decrease the ice-sheet - or diminish it. (Yes, I've been looking > at > > > this a > > > long time.) > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > > Only $9.95 per month! > > Visit www.juno.com > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
