Temperature fluctuations: Atlantic Ocean dances with the sun and volcanoes
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 14:01
in Earth & Climate
Natural fluctuations in the ocean temperature in the North Atlantic have a significant impact on the climate in the northern hemisphere. These fluctuations are the result of a complex dance between the forces of nature, but researchers can now show that solar activity and the impact of volcanic eruptions have led this dance during the last two centuries.