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A Horizon documentary to be shown on BBC2 says global warming could 'switch off' the Gulf Stream... |
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| Britain could be Heading for a New Ice Age (November 2003) |
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The Gulf Stream continually warms Britain's coast and scientists say that without it, our climate would be like Alaska's. Winters like the big freeze in 1962-63 would hit us all the time, we would have to live in minus 22C for months and ice storms would batter the land. Greenland is said to be melting at a rate of 100 cubic km every year because of the greenhouse effect. Experts believe the melt water from the ice could effectively switch off the Gulf Stream.. |
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