>  Many people here (in Finland) seem to think that global warming will
> mean that some time in the future there will be palm trees in Finland and
> we will all be sunbathing all year drinking from pineapple cups while
> hawaiian music is playing.

No doubt they are playing off the predicted 2 degree per century temperature 
rise figure (or whatever it is today), which seems unlikely to allow palm 
trees to grow in Finland anytime soon.  Anyway, they could just move to a 
different country right now if that is what they really want.

>  For some reason many (not even in the media) seem to be aware of the
> possibility of global warming disturbing the Gulf stream,

Of course, the X degree per century rise is an *average* for the entire 
planet, of course some regions are going to increase faster than that and 
some slower, maybe even reducing temperature as you suggest.

Hasn't the Gulf stream changed position over the centuries anyway - relying 
on it to always stay in exactly the same place seems a bit foolish.

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