These minute artifacts provide information on the history of the Gulf Stream.** A stronger Gulf Stream was a result of stronger winds over the subtropical North Atlantic during the last Ice Age.**
The Gulf Stream was twice as deep and twice as rapid as it is now, according to the sediment samples.** “Even during the ice age,
the Gulf Stream was carrying masses of heat northwards, despite the earth being substantially colder,” Dr. Wharton observes.**
The consequences of this discovery for our future are worrisome. This data points to a strong correlation between climatic variables and the Gulf Stream’s intensity.**
