<< "Since this new climatic phase could be half a degree cooler, it may well offer a brief reprise from the rise of global temperatures, as well as resulting in fewer hurricanes hitting the United States.
begin:wrapper begin:container begin:container-inside Home Earth Earth Sciences May 28, 2015 begin:content-head 8 hours ago end:content-head begin:content-holder begin:content begin:article-block begin:image-block The RAPID moorings being deployed. Credit: National Oceanography Centre end:image-block A new study, by scientists from the University of Southampton and National Oceanography Centre (NOC), implies that the global climate is on the verge of broad-scale change that could last for a number of decades. 1st block The change to the new set of climatic conditions is associated with a cooling of the Atlantic, and is likely to bring drier summers in Britain and Ireland, accelerated sea-level rise along the northeast coast of the United States, and drought in the developing countries of the Sahel region. Since this new climatic phase could be half...