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Snowbird
3rd August 2010, 02:35
There exist only a very small handful of articles anywhere on the net that are keeping close eye on one of the most important subjects that exists at this time. And that is the fact that the Gulf Stream loop current is still stalled. The articles that I have linked, are from the last few days.

Why aren't we hearing and reading about this? If this is considered seasonal, the experts are not casually mentioning this. They are concerned. If this thing doesn't start to loop, we had better go out and buy the biggest snow shovel we can find.


Why is this important to all life on the planet? The Gulf Stream is a strong interlinked component of the Earth's global network of ocean conveyor currents, which drive the planet's weather systems.


Global Consequences if Current Fails to Reorganize

The Gulf Loop is the current that loops up, to the right of the middle of the Gulf of Mexico then drops down to the left of Florida where it then passes below Florida into the Atlantic, where it contributes to the Gulf Stream, which passes up the east coast of the United States and Canada.

The Gulf Stream is what keeps the east coast of the U.S. as well as Britain and Europe more temperate, compared to what they would be without this warm current passing by.

After reading through the article, seeing its scientific backing, and discussion of the ramifications, I went to Google to see if this is getting mainstream press attention. A Google News search for "Loop Current" Stalled came up null. Nada, nothing.

http://www.examiner.com/x-8199-Breakthrough-Energy-Examiner~y2010m8d1-Gulf-Loop-Current-Stalls-from-BP-Oil-Disaster


BP Oil Spill Stalls Gulf Loop Current, Global Consepuences if Current Fails to Reorganize

Oceanographic satellite data now shows that the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico has stalled as a consequence of the BP oil spill disaster. This according to Dr. Gianluigi Zangari, an Italian theoretical physicist, and major complex and chaotic systems analyst at the Frascati National Laboratories in Italy.

While pundits are certain to trivialize the ramifications of this event, “the real worry” says Zangari, “is that that there is no historical precedent for the sudden replacement of a natural system, with a dysfunctional man-made system."

http://yowusa.com/earth/2010/earth-0810-01a/1.shtml

TOTHE
3rd August 2010, 02:44
Still stalled in an eddy. Link here to make your own history map and follow day to day.
http://argo.colorado.edu/~realtime/gom-real-time_velmag/
http://argo.colorado.edu/~realtime/gifs_tmp/gom_vel/gmt.25834.gif
http://argo.colorado.edu/~realtime/gifs_tmp/gom_vel/gmt.25911.gif

JoshERTW
5th August 2010, 01:58
Just checked this and it looks to be picking up again, though the shape is still a bit 'flattened'

bluestflame
5th August 2010, 03:00
this has been my main concern beyond the oil spill , what happens when the ocean currents are tampered with , thier thermoregulating properties compromised , weather changes , see the movie "the day after tomorrow" for an exaggerated explaination

Bill Ryan
5th August 2010, 04:34
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It'll be okay, guys - but it's a shot across the bows that the world is not ALWAYS guaranteed to forever stay the same as we expect it to.

Snowbird
5th August 2010, 16:54
Over on the other loop current thread, TOTHE linked "to the" AOML/NOAA site below, that I have borrowed. I believe that for those who are really interested in the loop current stall in the Gulf, they can be updated with the most current information by studying this/these sites.

The first link below is one that I found to be helpful for me to visualize the absolute current current. This site updates, I believe, daily.

However, the big-bang-for-the-buck site, is the second Related Links site that allows one to tap into all of the relavant organizations and universities doing the real-deal research into the Gulf conditions.

We will never hear or read about these important studies and findings on the MSM.

BTW, TOTHE, Welcome!!


Monitoring the Gulf of Mexico Conditions During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dhos/altimetry.php

Monitoring the Gulf......Related Links

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dhos/addlinks.php

greybeard
5th August 2010, 17:15
My understanding, which may not be so, is that the flow of the gulf stream is dependent on the correct level of salt in the sea, this may have has been diluted by fresh water coming from melted glaciers ice bergs etc.
In Scotland we had a very long cold winter, this summer cool, last summer not much better.
This change in weather started before the oil disaster in the gulf, though it may not have helped.
I think if we look for evidence of a specific cause for the change in the gulf stream we will find it.
I suspect it may be part of a natural cycle.
All I can say for sure is " Its bloody cold here and I dont like it"
Smiling sourly
Chris

Humble Janitor
5th August 2010, 17:18
Not a fan of the cold but I can cope better with it than the heat.

Regardless, it's safe to say that we're all entering uncharted waters.

TOTHE
5th August 2010, 21:30
Dr. Samantha Joye of The University of Georgia Department of Marine Sciences is already out in the Gulf with a boatload of students.. From her blog I like her attitude. ;-) I hope "mainstream science" does not muzzle her (link below).
BTW, hello Snowbird, nice to be involved with you here. Bill Ryan: I finally made here since we last talked in November re. colloidal silver.
http://gulfblog.uga.edu/
This abstract I picked up from the 'resources tab' Department of Marine Sciences
Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects (2003)
Ocean Studies Board (SOB)
Marine Board (MB)
Transportation Research Board (TRB)

Text below is from pg 121 & link below.
The complex mosaic of change in the ocean has two aspects with regard to detecting the effects of oil pollution. First, it poses strategic challenges to determining the impact of oil through gathering observational data, as inevitably we make assumptions about the variability in the ecosystem and that variability can obscure large and continuing impacts. Second, the actual impact of the oil may be more complex than we realize if it interacts with spatially or temporally constrained phenomena.
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10388&page=121


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http://gulfblog.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Corexit_EC9527A_MSDS.539295.pdf

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