In 2005 the media told us we were on the brink of another ice age. What happened?SOURCES: (in chronological order)Movie clip at the beginning from “The Day After Tomorrow”Broeker’s hypothesis that melting ice will interrupt thermohaline circulation: “Thermohaline Circulation, the Achilles Heel of Our Climate System; Will Man-Made CO2 Upset the Current Balance?” — Wallace S. Broeker, Science (Nov 28 1997)Linkage of glaciation to shut down of AMOC:”A model for Northern Hemisphere continental ice sheet variation”– R. G. Johnson and B. T. McClure, Quaternary Research (Sep 1976)See also “Was the Younger Dryas Triggered by a Flood?”Wallace S. Broecker, Science (May 26, 2006)”Slowing of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 25 N” — Harry L. Bryden et al, Nature (Dec 1, 2005)NEWSPAPER HEADLINES SHOWN:”Britain faces Big Freeze as Gulf Stream Loses Strength”– The Times (Dec 1, 2005)”New Gulf Stream fears bring UK Ice Age warning”– The Evening Standard (Sep 6, 2001)”Scientists probing a dying current bring worst climate fears to the surface.”– The Australian, (Dec 5, 2005)”Fears of Big Freeze as Scientists Detect Slower Gulf Stream”– The Independent (Dec 1, 2005)RealClimate quote “while continued monitoring of this key climatic area is clearly warranted, the imminent chilling of the (sic) Europe is a ways off yet” athttp://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2005/05/gulf-stream-slowdown/ Richard Wood saying Britain and Scandinavia should cool if Gulf Stream slowdown was real: “Failing ocean current raises fears of mini ice age” — New Scientist, (Nov 30, 2005)http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8398-failing-ocean-current-raises-fears-of-mini-ice-age.htmlGavin Schmidt saying surface temps should have dipped:”Scientists Say Slower Atlantic Currents Could Mean a Colder Europe” — New York Times (Dec 1, 2005)Robert Dickson saying much more data was needed to determine whether a slowdown was underway:Ibid.Harry Bryden saying not sure if change was temporary or signals a long-term trend:”Failing ocean current raises fears of mini ice age” — New Scientist, (Nov 30, 2005)http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8398-failing-ocean-current-raises-fears-of-mini-ice-age.htmlBryden says a variable signal, but too early to detect any trends:”No new ice age for western Europe.”– New Scientist, (Nov 7, 2006)http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19225763.900-no-new-ice-age-for-western-europe.htmlWunch saying it’s a complicated story reduced to a fairytale:Ibid.”Sea change: why global warming could leave Britain feeling the cold”– The Guardian (Oct 27, 2006)http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/oct/27/science.climatechange”Can in situ floats and satellite altimeters detect long-term changes in Atlantic Ocean overturning?”– Josh K. Willis, GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS (Mar 25, 2010)”New climate change myth: Gulf Stream is NOT slowing down”– Daily Mail (Mar 30, 2010)http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1262096/Global-warming-slowing-Gulf-Stream.html”IS BRITAIN ON THE BRINK OF A NEW ICE AGE?”– Daily Mail (Dec 2, 2005)http://www.thefreelibrary.com/IS+BRITAIN+ON+THE+BRINK+OF+A+NEW+ICE+AGE%3f-a0139358882″Global warming ‘will bring cooler climate for UK'”– Daily Telegraph (Dec 1, 2005)http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4198339/Global-warming-will-bring-cooler-climate-for-UK.html”Gulf Stream is not slowing down, scientists claim.”– Daily Telegraph (Mar 30, 2010)http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7536760/Gulf-Stream-is-not-slowing-down-scientists-claim.html1970s ice age myth busted at “Climate Change — Anatomy of a Myth” on Potholer54 YouTube channel
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