Lets get to the good part!...

If you kept up reading this blog, you should have now collected enough information to take part in a broader discussion. To actually evaluate the problem of the ocean circulation and its stability in terms of climate change I will try to give you a small insight into the actual scientific discussions that are currently going on.

We will be looking at the following issues:
- how can the THC be shut down? What are the natural drivers? What is the paleoclimatic evidence?

- What are some aspects of the THC that influence climate on earth (i.e. the thermal bipolar seesaw) ?

- How do we understand other parameter influences on the THC (i.e. CO2, temperature, ). Of course this is keeping in mind our current climate change/global warming.

- What are the future projections? Could the THC shut down again and we do end up in a doom scenario so wonderfully protrayed by the day after tomorrow (see post 2).

- Lets look at possible criticism and contrary ideas. What research questions are still open? What needs to be found out?


I hope you're looking forward to this collection of subjects. If you have a specific question that is not listed above, please feel free to leave a post and I will see what I can find!

LETS GO!

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