Or sign of cooling.
Posted by Mike_Doran on 7/30/2009, 8:29 pm
Actually I think it's the other way.  It would be particularly interesting where the tides are, so without much information I am going to speculate here.  The gulf stream is actually part of a larger gyre.  The idea is that the movements of currents actually come as part of a giant pile of water, about 4 feet high in the middle of the Atlantic.  As water flows 'down' that pile coriolis right turns it, and in affect moves it to a current.  It's been explained mathematically, if you want more, by scientist named Eickman.

Now what causes the currents are fundimentally winds.  If there are weaker winds, the gyre doesn't turn, and the bulge in the Atlantic which sums its momentum sinks and tides rise.  So consistant with less energy in the system, no tropical storms so far, you could add another puzzle part clue, higher tides.

That's my speculation.
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