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| == Card #42: Weakening Gulf Stream ==
| | #REDIRECT [[En-en_adult_card_42_thermohaline_circulation]] |
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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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| == Definition==
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| == Correction==
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| ===Causes===
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| * [[En-en_adult_card_19_melting_of_ice_sheets|Melting Ice Sheets]]
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| === Consequences ===
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| * [[En-en_adult_card_12_carbon_sinks|Carbon Sinks]]
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| * [[En-en_adult_card_14_energy_budget|Energy Budget]]
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| * [[En-en_adult_card_20_disruption_water_cycle|Disruption of the Water Cycle]]
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| == Other possible links ==
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| === Other consequences ===
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| == To go further ==
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| === Observation ===
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| === Projections ===
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| == References ==
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| [[fr:Fr-fr_adulte_carte_42_ralentissement_du_gulf_stream]]
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