Sunday, March 16, 2003

The Big Chill, by Michael Brush
Global warming may cause the Gulf Stream to stop streaming. If this happened, much of Europe and the Northeast US would see much colder weather. Brush sees this as bullish for heating oil and gas companies, and those offering tours to warmer climates, bad for insurance firms, among other effects. It would be a startling development, yet it does sound plausible. Is the current cold winter in these areas an omen?