Atlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizable

Scientists issue dire warning after making frightening discovery in the Atlantic Ocean: 'Sudden, wide-reaching impacts'

A new study from researchers in Norway, Sweden, Germany, and the U.K. cautions that changes from our overheating planet on a major ocean current could unleash a chain of events that would alter the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. What's happening? The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a powerful ocean current system in the Atlantic that helps to balance our planet's climate, especially in the Northern Hemisphere.…

Key Atlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizable

A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening. A mysterious patch of water in the North Atlantic has baffled scientists for decades. Located to the southeast of Greenland, this blob of seawater was colder between 1901 and 2021 than during the late 1800s, even as the seas around it became ever warmer. Some scientists linked this "warming hole" to an in…

Atlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizable

A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.

An area in the North Atlantic has been intriguing scientists for decades. This stretch of water is strangely colder than its environment. The researchers have explored several...

AMOC amok while Antarticia changes too

One of the great – and most significant current scientific puzzles – is what’s happening with the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and the decline of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. For some time there have been indications that AMOC may reverse itself with wide ranging impacts – for instance bringing a new Ice Age to … Continue reading AMOC amok while Antarticia changes too →