En-en adult card 42 weakening gulf stream

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Card #42: Weakening Gulf Stream

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The Gulf Stream is part of the ocean's thermohaline circulation. It could weaken in response to freshwater input from Greenland's melting ice sheet. This could disrupt the water cycle even more and reduce the ocean's capacity to absorb more carbon and heat.

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