Climate: A New Driver for the Atlantic's Moods and Europe's Weather?

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Science 7 February 1997:
Vol. 275. no. 5301, pp. 754 - 755
DOI: 10.1126/science.275.5301.754a

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Richard A. Kerr

The North Atlantic is known for decade-long swings in its winds and weather; the most recent turnabout sent brutal chill to northern Europe this winter. Now researchers may have spotted an oceanic driver--changes in the temperatures of various currents--that may be propelling these atmospheric mood swings and could one day yield long-term predictions of European weather.

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