The second in a row unusually severe winter in the UK, record low temperatures for November and early December in Europe, snow drifts from Dublin to Kazan … How can these anomalies be explained? Is the really warm current of the Gulf Stream, warming Europe, weakened, deviated to the south?
Previously, scientists have repeatedly suggested that the Gulf Stream has recently been slowing down, losing its strength and turning, not reaching Western Europe, because as a result of the large-scale melting of Greenland's fresh ice, the Labrador Current crossing the Gulf Stream is sharply increasing. The density of the salty Gulf Stream is higher than that of the fresh Labrador current. Therefore, the Gulf Stream "dives" deeper and deeper under the Labrador Current and, as a result, loses strength and changes direction. British scientists argue that the melting of the Arctic ice has not yet had a serious impact on the "hot water bottle of Europe." In other words, so far everything is in order with the Gulf Stream. Studies have shown that the current still brings 1.3 petawatts of thermal energy to Europe. The Telegraph newspaper quotes Professor Mark Maslin of University College London as sayingthat the Gulf Stream is still functioning properly. Otherwise, frosts and snowfalls would be much worse. The reasons for the current anomaly, according to scientists, should be sought … in global warming. 2010, according to the World Meteorological Association, will be among the three warmest on the planet for the time of observations, starting in 1850. Summer, if anyone has forgotten, turned out to be incredibly hot and dry. Alas, these are all links in the same chain. The same processes that caused the abnormally hot weather in summer have led to the current cold weather. It's just that the climatic pendulum is swinging more and more. Global warming manifests itself precisely in anomalies. Britain's chief meteorologist Ewan McCallum argues that the current cold in Europe is caused by a vast area of high pressure formed over the Atlantic. The blocking anticyclone led tothat the masses of arctic air rushed southward, significantly lowering the temperature in many countries of the continent. Now it remains to explain why such a vast and stable area of high pressure emerged where cyclones should rule the ball at this time. Professor Maslin, calming the public about the Gulf Stream, unwittingly sows alarm, blaming all the trouble on global warming. It is naive to think that this process will result in more comfortable weather for countries located in the middle and northern latitudes. Abnormally hot summer periods will alternate with periods of abnormal cold weather. It is possible that as a result of the increase in temperature on the planet, the Gulf Stream will weaken. Europe, of course, is not going anywhere. But this will be a completely different Europe. Now it remains to explain why such a vast and stable area of high pressure emerged where cyclones should rule the ball at this time. Professor Maslin, calming the public about the Gulf Stream, unwittingly sows alarm, blaming all the trouble on global warming. It is naive to think that this process will result in more comfortable weather for countries located in the middle and northern latitudes. Abnormally hot summer periods will alternate with periods of abnormal cold weather. It is possible that as a result of the increase in temperature on the planet, the Gulf Stream will weaken. Europe, of course, is not going anywhere. But this will be a completely different Europe. Now it remains to explain why such a vast and stable area of high pressure emerged where cyclones should rule the ball at this time. Professor Maslin, calming the public about the Gulf Stream, unwittingly sows alarm, blaming all the trouble on global warming. It is naive to think that this process will result in more comfortable weather for countries located in the middle and northern latitudes. Abnormally hot summer periods will alternate with periods of abnormal cold weather. It is possible that as a result of the increase in temperature on the planet, the Gulf Stream will weaken. Europe, of course, is not going anywhere. But this will be a completely different Europe.unwittingly sows anxiety, blaming all the trouble on global warming. It is naive to think that this process will result in more comfortable weather for countries located in the middle and northern latitudes. Abnormally hot summer periods will alternate with periods of abnormal cold weather. It is possible that as a result of the increase in temperature on the planet, the Gulf Stream will weaken. Europe, of course, is not going anywhere. But this will be a completely different Europe.unwittingly sows anxiety, blaming all the trouble on global warming. It is naive to think that this process will result in more comfortable weather for countries located in the middle and northern latitudes. Abnormally hot summer periods will alternate with periods of abnormal cold weather. It is possible that as a result of the increase in temperature on the planet, the Gulf Stream will weaken. Europe, of course, is not going anywhere. But this will be a completely different Europe. But this will be a completely different Europe. But this will be a completely different Europe.