Atlantic Current Shows Two-Decade Decline Across Four Deep-Ocean Monitoring Sites

Atlantic currents threatened by climate change

Scientists are concerned that the Atlantic Ocean’s system of currents could be on the verge of collapse with potentially widespread consequences. A scientific paper, published last week in Science Adv...

Direct ocean measurements confirm a consistent decline in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation over 20 years. Sensors from the Caribbean to Canada reveal a weakening trend in deep currents that regulate European and North American climates.

Ice age threshold: Atlantic current shows two-decade decline...

A paper published in the journal Science Advances is adding to the growing body of research showing that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is weakening. In this new study, instead of relying mainly on computer models, scientists used two decades of direct ocean measurements to confirm the decline. The AMOC is a large system of Atlantic Ocean currents that redistributes heat, salt and nutrients between the tropics and the Nor…

Atlantic current shows two-decade decline across four deep-ocean monitoring sites

A paper published in the journal Science Advances is adding to the growing body of research showing that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is weakening. In this new study, instead of relying mainly on computer models, scientists used two decades of direct ocean measurements to confirm the decline.

Is AMOC decline confirmed by direct measurements?

Direct ocean data confirm AMOC weakening A new set of direct measurements across the Atlantic reports a consistent decline in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) over roughly two decades. The study uses sensor deployments from the Caribbean region up through sites reaching…