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Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is an ocean current
It redistributes warm water throughout our planet s oceans
This also moves warm water from Gulf of Mexico to the North Atlantic
However, a new study finds it is weakening, which would disrupt our climate
Sea levels along the east coast could rise if AMOC slows and comes to a halt
Analysis of its strength shows it has weakened dramatically since the 1950s
February 26, 2021
A growing body of evidence suggests that a massive change is underway in the sensitive circulation system of the Atlantic Ocean, a group of scientists said Thursday.
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), a system of currents that includes the Florida Current and the Gulf Stream, is now “in its weakest state in over a millennium,” these experts say. This has implications for everything from the climate of Europe to the rates of sea-level rise along the U.S. East Coast.
Although evidence of the system’s weakening has been published before, the new research cites 11 sources of “proxy” evidence of the circulation’s strength, including clues hidden in seafloor mud as well as patterns of ocean temperatures. The enormous flow has been directly measured only since 2004, too short a period to definitively establish a trend, which makes these indirect measures critical for understanding its behavior.
Scientists see stronger evidence of slowing Atlantic Ocean circulation
The weakening has implications for everything from the climate of Europe to the rates of sea-level rise along the U.S. East Coast.
By Chris Mooney and Andrew FreedmanThe Washington Post
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A growing body of evidence suggests that a massive change is underway in the sensitive circulation system of the Atlantic Ocean, a group of scientists said Thursday.
The strength of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), a system of currents that includes the Florida Current and the Gulf Stream, is now “in its weakest state in over a millennium,” these experts say. This has implications for everything from the climate of Europe to the rates of sea-level rise along the U.S. East Coast.
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