The dramatic slowing of the thermohaline circulation is anticipated by some ocean researchers, but the United States is not sufficiently prepared for its effects, timing, or intensity.

虽然已有海洋研究者预见到海洋环流会减缓，但美国方面对其影响、强度及发生时间都没有充足准备。

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In the ocean, most of the movement of heat and salt, the real Thermohaline Circulation, is driven directly and indirectly by the wind field.

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