At the beginning of the century, alarmists measured a modest, short-term slowdown of ocean currents and claimed global warming was to blame. They asserted the slow-down could cause a new ice age, which inspired the 2004 Hollywood film, The Day After Tomorrow. The slow-down, however, proved short-lived. More recently, alarmists claim a modest, short-term acceleration of ocean currents is occurring, is alarming, and global warming is to blame.
