The scientists giveth, and the scientists taketh away.
About 20 years ago, through the course of their research, Michael Mann — distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University — and his colleagues identified a novel phenomenon.
About every half-century, wind and waves seemed to conspire to warm up or cool down part of the North Atlantic, with probable large-scale effects on weather.
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