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- Shakun on our wobbly world’s precession, ocean CO2 fizzing, the last ice age, and all that Sat, 7 Apr 12, 2:54amIt seems that the author of the recent paper in Nature (Shakun et al ) says that the Earth’s wobble was a contributor for ending the ice age, but won’t go so far as to call it the trigger...
- Currents and climate – still not settled Mon, 22 Aug 11, 12:00pmFrom Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution via Eurekalert Newly discovered Icelandic current could change North Atlantic climate picture An international team of researchers, including physical oceanographers from the Woods...
- Atlantic ‘conveyor belt’ current – still going strong Mon, 23 May 11, 11:23amFrom the American Geophysical Union: Study suggests no slowing of Atlantic ‘conveyor belt’ current The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), which carries warm water to high northern latitudes near...
- “Profound” climate variability engine found – leakage around the Cape of Good Hope “could mean that current IPCC model predictions for the next century are wrong” Thu, 28 Apr 11, 7:45amFrom the National Science Foundation: Threading the Climate Needle: The Agulhas Current System Increased Agulhas “leakage” significant player in global climate variability Additional photos here The Agulhas Current...