agrk t1_jebej4i wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Melting Antarctic ice predicted to cause rapid slowdown of deep ocean current by 2050 by wordswontcomeout
I won't claim I understand the details, but there were quite a few reports of disruptions of the Gulf Stream during the months after the incident. Mind you, temporary disruptions happen everey now and then -- the main issues if they were permanent would be the effects of the weather and the underwater ecosystem in the North Atlantic.
[deleted] t1_jebvj8t wrote
Hmmmm, I just did not know oil spills could do this. Unless it was just becasue the oil spill was so historically huge.
agrk t1_jedgidz wrote
It was huge. It also contained lots of methane, they sprayed chemicals all over the Mexican gulf to contain the spill, an explosion, a sunken oil rig, etc. As mentioned, I remember it from the news back then and don't really have a clue about the details. :D
Regardless, the point was that currents can change without Jake Gyllenhall having to chase antibiotics on a derelict frozen tanker in NYC.
The changes will mostly destabilize the weather, and prevent heat from being transferred from A to B. And long those long-term weather effects are scarier than Hollywood blockbusters.
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