The Big Chill: Counterintuitive Global Warming effects

onDec 1, 2005 @ 07:36 PST

Nature magazine has a chilling article in this issue tracking the enui that seems to be overtaking the Gulf Current.

It seems that as the ocean warms, it also becomes less active. Thus, the Gulf Stream might ultimately stop flowing north, while the once-icy Arctic waters will stop flowing south. This might be “Good for Canada” (see next post), as Newfoundland suffers less the effect of the Arctic backflow, but it could equally be devastating for much of Northern Europe, which depends on the warm Gulf waters to moderate its climate.

By James Hoggan

uk/OpenAI Draws Fire for Employee’s Remarks at Pro-Trump CPAC GB Event

ByAdam Barnett

onJul 21, 2026 @ 07:58 PDT

A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference.

Series: Tech vs. Climate, Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda

Series: Tech vs Climate, MAGA

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Alberta Utility Bills Are Set To Spike And Data Centres Are To Blame

ByMitch Anderson

onJul 20, 2026 @ 12:33 PDT

Albertans pay the highest electricity rates in the country and new gas plants for AI data centres could drive costs up further.

How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas

BySarah Hofmann

onJul 20, 2026 @ 07:05 PDT

A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.