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Old 02-01-2025, 11:17 AM   #1779 (permalink)
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Yes, it's an aspect of the 'thermohaline cycle', which was the premise of 2004's 'The Day After Tomorrow' ice-pocolyptic sci-fi motion picture, where AMOC shut down and we entered an ice age in short order.
Water density is the prime mover, transporting equatorial heat northwards ( or not ).
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