The scientists giveth, and the scientists taketh away.
About 20 years ago, through the course of their research, Michael Mann ¡ª distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University ¡ª 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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