Abrupt Climate Change - Ocean Effects

Ocean Effects

Global oceans have established patterns of currents. Several potential disruptions to this system of currents have been identified as a result of global warming:

  • Increasing frequency of El NiƱo events.
  • Potential disruption to the thermohaline circulation, such as that which may have occurred during the Younger Dryas event.
  • Changes to the North Atlantic oscillation

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