GULF STREAM, A RIVER UNDER THE OCEAN

A report commissioned recently by the American government seriously contemplates a breakdown of ocean currents and the European climate by the end of the 21st century. This could cause a minor ice age in northern Europe within the next few decades. The cause of this disaster? Global warming! A foreseen catastrophe added to the litany of climatic accidents that have been multiplying for some years now. This time, the threat comes from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, in the complexities of that most mythical of marine currents: the Gulf Stream. Could Dublin acquire a climate like Spitzberg and London like Siberia? Is there an “Achilles’ Heel” in the European climate? Will we face a catastrophe if the Gulf Stream stops? How long do we have to change attitudes?