# Rapid Atlantification at the beginning of the 20th century

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I thought this was interesting. I found the link on CNN.  
Quote from the [study](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj2946):  
“Comparison with regional records suggests a poleward expansion of subtropical waters since the end of the Little Ice Age in response to a rapid hydrographic reorganization in the North Atlantic. Understanding of this mechanism will require further investigations using climate model simulations.”