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The Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows
The Atlantic Ocean circulation is a major current system that carries heat from the tropics to the north. But a new study confirms that it is nearing a tipping point.