Life Without the Gulf Stream
Alan Davies shuts down the Gulf Stream, the Atlantic current that moves heat towards Northern Europe. What happens to sea levels, the ocean’s wildlife and the weather?
The Atlantic’s great conveyor belt stops. In this episode of Life Without, Alan Davies closes the Gulf Stream. What happens when one of the ocean’s great express routes no longer carries heat, salt and marine life?
Alan explores the Gulf Stream’s role in the wider Atlantic circulation, the animals that use it as an underwater highway, and what its loss could mean for coasts, fisheries and weather. How would a changing current reshape life on both sides of the Atlantic?
Featuring Professor David Thornalley, Professor of Ocean and Climate Science at UCL, and Professor Tahseen Jafry, an academic specialising in climate change and inequality at Glasgow Caledonian University.
An ITN production for BBC Radio 4
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- Fri 13 Nov 202614:45BBC Radio 4
- Sat 14 Nov 202605:45BBC Radio 4
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