How do oceans affect climate

Could The Day After Tomorrow really happen?

The Day After Tomorrow is a science-fiction thriller about abrupt climate change, starting with a global-warming induced shut down of the thermohaline circulation. Catastrophes ranging from tornadoes in Los Angeles to deathly freezing temperatures in New York City plague the Earth.

Could this happen? Check out this page from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute to learn about where the science ends and the science fiction begins in this movie.



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