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Studies suggest that, alongside the global anomalies listed before, in North America warmer water will build up along the U.S. coast that can fuel sea level rise and destructive storms.

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The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These regions don't mix except in certain areas, like near the polar oceans. Here, the colder surface water also gets saltier due to evaporation or sea ice formation. Within these regions, the surface water becomes dense enough to sink to the ocean depths. This pumping of surface water into the deep ocean forces deep water to move horizontally until it can find an area where it can rise back to the surface and close the circulation.

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Gulf Stream slowing down, researchers say

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Three independent analyses show that the amount of heat stored in the ocean has increased substantially since the 1950s. Ocean heat content not only determines sea surface temperature, but also affects sea level and currents.

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Studies suggest a collapse would mean much colder winters and hotter summers in Europe, changing rainfall patterns in the tropics, and an intensification of streams of icebergs into shipping lanes and coastal ice jams that hinder navigation. The collapse would also result in widespread cooling throughout the North Atlantic and Europe (though this would be somewhat mitigated by global warming), increased sea ice in the North Atlantic, stronger North Atlantic storms, and reduced river flow as well as reduced crop productivity in Europe.

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Ocean circulation plays an important role in absorbing carbon from the atmosphere

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Shutdown of the Thermohaline Circulation

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Shutdown of the Thermohaline Circulation

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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is generally projected to weaken over the next century in response to increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions….

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Some experts say, even if the thermohaline circulation did shut down, winds would still likely drive the Gulf Stream; however, there would be less warm water from the tropics and the Gulf Stream could become cooler and not reach as far north.