"CLIMATE change researchers have detected the first signs of a slowdown in
the
Gulf Stream - the mighty ocean current that keeps Britain and Europe from
freezing. "

The areas of the north Atlantic most affected by the gulf stream are
actually considerably warmer than normal.
See http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate...t.20050427.gif

Graham

Penzance Weather www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/weather.html