It would appear that the Gulf Stream is ending. Look at these images from 2003 and 2011.
2011-05-14
May, 2003:
http://rads.tudelft.nl/gulfstream/gif/gulf_050314_vel.gif
May, 2011:
http://rads.tudelft.nl/gulfstream/index.shtml#fig4And you have the insanity of politicians plotting to exploit the arctic now that the ice is melting. This world is going mad before our eyes.