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Tag: Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)
Weather running AMOC: Why every Floridian should care about Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet
The collapse of the ice sheet and the AMOC ocean current could wreak havoc on Florida’s coastline.
New study reveals shift in Atlantic Ocean over the next decade
The findings are critical to understanding the future behavior of the AMOC, which plays a significant role in regulating climate.
Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening ocean circulation, speeding up warming down south
More rapid melting of the ice sheets will accelerate further disruption of the climate system.
Why climate scientists are sounding the alarm on the ocean circulation system AMOC
An AMOC collapse would lead to warmer ocean temperatures and greater sea level rise along the East Coast.
One of the world’s fastest ocean currents is remarkably stable, study finds
The study challenges previous assertions of a Gulf Stream slowdown.
Warming of Antarctic deep-sea waters contributes to sea-level rise in North Atlantic, study finds
A critical piece of Earth’s global system of ocean currents has weakened by about 12% over the past two decades.
If melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows
The Atlantic Ocean’s circulation could hit a tipping point as the planet warms and glaciers and ice sheets melt.
Is a critical system of ocean currents headed toward an imminent collapse?
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is a system of ocean currents that circulates water within the Atlantic Ocean.
University of Miami scientists to monitor conditions in Gulf Stream; dolphins adapting to loss of seagrass
One potential consequence of a weakening Florida Current could be higher sea levels, more sunny-day flooding in Miami.