Which consequence results when thermohaline destabilization stops sinking?

💡 Explanation

Reduced heat transport results because thermohaline circulation relies on density differences created by temperature and salinity gradients driving global currents, including ocean sinking; therefore, weakened sinking disrupts this circulation, rather than plate subduction, erosion, or polar ice growth.

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