• sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip
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      14 hours ago

      I was flabbergasted the first time I realized just how far north Europe is, compared to North America.

      Paris is at 48° 51’ N, significantly further north than Toronto (43° N), Montreal (45° N). London is at 51°N 30’, which is further north than Vancouver (49° N), and just slightly further north than Calgary (51°N).

      Even southern European cities like Ibiza (39° N) are at comparable latitudes to northern American cities like Philadelphia (40°N) or even New York (41°N).

      If Europe starts seeing climate comparable to similar latitudes in North America, that would represent a huge change from the recorded history.

    • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Let’s just put it this way. It is what was thought to have triggered previous ice ages.

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      Exactly that, yes. We rely on the Gulf Stream for our mild climate so, if that goes, we get the extremes in both summer and winter