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[deleted] t1_jebvj8t wrote

Reply to comment by agrk in Melting Antarctic ice predicted to cause rapid slowdown of deep ocean current by 2050 by wordswontcomeout

Hmmmm, I just did not know oil spills could do this. Unless it was just becasue the oil spill was so historically huge.

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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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[deleted] t1_jeep2hs wrote

Would it make the weather colder, warmer, or just more extreme in general?

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agrk t1_jefo80y wrote

Currents transport heat from one place to another, so "all of the above".

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