Friday, February 18, 2005

Oceanic Climate and Temperature Trends
posted by Ben

Scientists Find Dramatic Changes in Southern Ocean, Fear Climate Link
The size and speed of the changes surprised scientists, who have long believed deep ocean waters underwent little temperature change, and could indicate a slowdown in the flow of deep water currents. "Ocean circulation is a big influence on global climate, so it is critical that we understand why this is happening and why it is happening so quickly," Rintoul said after he and his team docked at Hobart on the Australian island state of Tasmania.
But I thought that climate change and global warming were a left wing conspiracy meant to hurt legitimate business practices?