was repeatedly asked me how the current cold winter on the keyword "global warming" fits. Well, for one, of course, is a single cold winter still no sufficient data base, neither to confirm nor to refute the trend.
other hand, climate change in Europe in the medium term do not lead to a warming, but more cold. The reason for this lies with the Gulf Stream. This heat pump provides hot water continually from the tropics to Europe. It is powered by the sinking cold salt water in the Arctic: The water drops and "sucks" to warm water. Since, however, melt the ice caps on Greenland and the Arctic faster, more fresh water enters the sea. Enststehende the mixture has a lower density, so the cold water sinks less quickly, which in turn throttles the pump. As a result, is less warm water to Europe, leading to the apparent paradox that the global warming brings us more cold.
More detailed information can be found here in this very readable "Spiegel" article.
http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/erde/0, 1518,387715,00. Html
other hand, climate change in Europe in the medium term do not lead to a warming, but more cold. The reason for this lies with the Gulf Stream. This heat pump provides hot water continually from the tropics to Europe. It is powered by the sinking cold salt water in the Arctic: The water drops and "sucks" to warm water. Since, however, melt the ice caps on Greenland and the Arctic faster, more fresh water enters the sea. Enststehende the mixture has a lower density, so the cold water sinks less quickly, which in turn throttles the pump. As a result, is less warm water to Europe, leading to the apparent paradox that the global warming brings us more cold.
More detailed information can be found here in this very readable "Spiegel" article.
http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/erde/0, 1518,387715,00. Html
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