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A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought

Grist

That collapse could eventually spell catastrophe for the people who live in countries that border the Atlantic Ocean, leading to increased sea-level rise in the United States, decreased temperatures and altered storm patterns over western Europe, rejiggered climate and agricultural zones, and hotter ocean temperatures in the Caribbean.

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The 101 on Climate Change

Christopher Kemper

2004 Tsunami This changed my life. For most people, global warming has been an issue that is difficult to grasp?—?oftentimes, global warming is caused by the increase in greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) in the earth’s atmosphere. Fundamental to my passion?—?my my brand?—?is degrees celsius and 5.8