Confirmed: Gulf Stream Weakening, New Study Reveals
A new study has provided definitive evidence that the Gulf Stream, a vital ocean current that distributes heat and energy across the world's oceans, has weakened by 4% over the past four decades. The researchers used multiple observational datasets and Bayesian methods to analyze changes in the Gulf Stream's volume transport since 1982. The results show a high level of certainty and suggest that climate change is likely responsible for the weakening of this important ocean current. The implications of this weakening could have significant impacts on the climate, sea levels, and hurricane activity in the US East Coast and Western Europe.
