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Meltwater from Greenland

Polar melt may shut down the Atlantic current that warms Europe

14 March 2018

Melting Arctic ice flooding into the Atlantic could put the ocean circulation that warms Europe in danger, triggering dramatic sea level rise and drought
Scene from The Day After Tomorrow

The Arctic is sending us signals of impending climate chaos

14 March 2018

The immediate disasters of The Day After Tomorrow remains wild exaggeration, but melting ice could yet cause dramatic climate changes by altering ocean currents

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