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Climate change has weakened the Gulf Stream System ‘close to tipping point’

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Climate change has weakened the ocean current which drives the Gulf Stream to its lowest ebb for more than 1,000 years. Known formally as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), it is the driving force which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up to the UK.  It is a complex system that is responsible … Read more

North Atlantic right whales are being weakened by commercial fishing nets, according to new study

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North Atlantic right whales ‘could be extinct within 20 years’ as krill they eat migrate away due to climate change and commercial fishing impacts their habitat A new study used drones to photograph right whales in the south and north Researchers found North Atlantic right whales were much smaller than whales in the southern hemisphere … Read more