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Well, we are near the top temperatures of an interglacial period, according to the Antarctic ice core studies. Which means that very soon, relatively speaking, the problem will likely be plummeting temperatures as Earth goes into another glacial period. Bad news, that, for Northern Europe in particular.


30 posted on 09/27/2006 11:17:27 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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Bad news, that, for Northern Europe in particular - when I visited France and was looking at the map I was shocked Paris is further north than Toronto
42 posted on 09/27/2006 11:22:30 AM PDT by SF Republican
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Well, we are near the top temperatures of an interglacial period, according to the Antarctic ice core studies. Which means that very soon, relatively speaking, the problem will likely be plummeting temperatures as Earth goes into another glacial period. Bad news, that, for Northern Europe in particular.

The actual next glacial period is not expected to begin before about 50,000 years have passed, based on Milankovitch cycling.

It's possible but not likely that global warming might reduce or actually stop deepwater formation in the north Atlantic. This would cause a localized cooling event with effects most strongly felt in Europe.

71 posted on 09/28/2006 11:53:52 AM PDT by cogitator
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