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Is global warming tipping key Atlantic ocean currents towards ‘collapse’?
Carbon Brief has just published an in-depth explainer on how global warming threatens the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – the vast system of ocean currents that moves heat from the tropics to the north Atlantic and keeps Europe warm.
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Scientists have warned that the ocean currents are slowing down and, with enough warming, could pass a “tipping point” and transition to a weak state for many centuries.
This would have far-reaching consequences for global weather patterns, food production, biodiversity, sea level rise and the carbon cycle.
As concern about the stability of the ocean currents mounts, the article explores what the AMOC is – and how it is being impacted by human-caused climate change.
Brought to life with graphics designed by our team of visual journalists, the article delves into the findings of the most recent wave of AMOC studies, including the latest thinking around the risk of collapse.
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Carbon Brief has just published an in-depth explainer on how global warming threatens the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – the vast system of ocean currents that moves heat from the tropics to the north Atlantic and keeps Europe warm.
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