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Ocean currents moderate and stabilise our climate by “transporting heat from where there is too much to where there is too little”. As everyone who has seen the film The Day After Tomorrow<\/a><\/i> knows, when the currents change, the climate gets nasty. But don’t worry, the idea that the Gulf Stream<\/a> — the current keeping northern Europe far warmer than it ought to be — is about to shut down is mere Hollywood hype<\/a>. <\/span>
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