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The economics of climate change

Sep 24th, 20092009-09-24T04:01:29ZM jS, Y | By Don Sutherland

northatlanticdriftIn November 2004, the North Atlantic Drift, the warm current that provides Europe with its temperate climate, stopped flowing northward. Ten days later, the current resumed.

Scientists were stunned. Lloyd Keigwin of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution called the event the most abrupt change in the whole record of climate. Wed never seen anything like that before and we dont understand it, Harry Bryden of the National Oceanography Centre explained.

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The economics of climate change: Is doing nothing too costly?

Sep 19th, 20092009-09-19T04:46:05ZM jS, Y | By Don Sutherland

northatlanticdriftIn November 2004, the North Atlantic Drift, the warm current that provides Europe with its temperate climate, stopped flowing northward. Ten days later, the current resumed.

Scientists were stunned. Lloyd Keigwin of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution called the event the most abrupt change in the whole record of climate. Wed never seen anything like that before and we dont understand it, Harry Bryden of the National Oceanography Centre explained.

Click to continue reading “The economics of climate change: Is doing nothing too costly?”