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To: Land Shark who wrote (36204)	12/6/2012 2:41:16 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Respond to of 86356

New Ice Age to Begin in 2014 “Forecasters predict that a new ice age will begin soon,” says this article on russia-ic.com. “Habibullo Abdusamatov, a scientist from the Pulkovo Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences considers that the sharp drop in temperature will start on the Earth in 2014. “According to the scientist, our planet began to “get cold” in the 1990s. The new ice age will last at least two centuries, with its peak in 2055. “It is interesting, that the same date was chosen by the supporters of the theory of global warming. “The expected decrease in temperature may … become the fifth over the past nine centuries, reports Hydrometeorological Center of Russia. Experts call this phenomenon the “little ice age”, it was observed in the XII, XV, XVII, XIX centuries. This cyclicity makes the theory of upcoming cold weather in XXI century look like truth.” russia-ic.com Thanks to Thomas McHart, Stephanie Relfe for this link Habibullo Abdussamatov is not just “a scientist.” Dr Habibullo Abdussamatov, astrophysicist, is head of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, and head of Space Research of the Sun Sector at the Pulkovo Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences. I’m inclined to take his forecasts seriously. I’ve met Dr Abdussamatov, and posted other articles about him here:http://iceagenow.info/2010/05/new-little-ice-age-to-begin-in-2014/ And here: iceagenow.info

To: Land Shark who wrote (36204)	12/6/2012 2:42:48 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Respond to of 86356

"Mini Ice Age" May Be Coming Soon, Sea Study Warns James Owen for National Geographic News November 30, 2005 Chilling new evidence from the Atlantic Ocean is raising fears that western Europe could soon be gripped by a mini ice age. Global warming is slowing down the ocean current that carries warm waters from the tropics to the North Atlantic, scientists say. Printer Friendly Email to a Friend What's This? SHARE Digg StumbleUpon Reddit RELATED Ocean "Conveyor Belt" Sustains Sea Life, Study Says Global Warming Fast Facts Global Warming May Alter Atlantic Currents, Study Says In the 2004 eco-disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow, a similar scenario spurred sudden, catastrophic climate change, with much of Europe and the United Stated transformed into frozen wastelands within days. That scenario remains far-fetched. But British scientists say their new findings indicate that the threat looks all too real for northern Europe and marine animals. Researchers at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, England, found that the flow of warm ocean currents toward northwest Europe has declined by 30 percent since the 1950s. The research, to be published tomorrow in the journal Nature, is based on data collected in a great swath of the Atlantic between West Africa and Florida. Led by oceanographer Harry Bryden, the team detected other key changes in the overall Atlantic circulation system. For one thing, there appears to be a 50 percent reduction in the amount of cold, deep water flowing from the North Atlantic to the tropics, the team says. Also, the researchers found a 50 percent increase in currents circulating within subtropical seas without reaching higher latitudes. More warm waters, that is, are staying put in the tropics. The study supports computer model predictions suggesting that global warming will switch off the North Atlantic current in the next 50 to 100 years. ( See "Global Warming May Alter Atlantic Currents, Study Says.") "This provides the first evidence that such a slowdown is actually occurring," said Detlef Quadfasel, oceanographer at the University of Hamburg in Germany. Important Observation