North Atlantic Surface Temperature Decrease
While most of the Earth’s surface shows consistent and rapid warming, there’s a spot in the North Atlantic that stands in marked contrast where recent winters have been characterized by rapid and extreme cooling that’s unprecedented in over 30 years. The cold has been attributed to the slowdown of the Gulf Stream System, and changes in atmospheric patterns.
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Twenty-first century Arctic climate change
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