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Scientists Just Found Something Very Disturbing About the AMOC Current Deep Below the Ocean: Evidence That Its Weakening Isn't Just a Fluke, and If It Collapses, the World Could Be Plunged Into Climate Catastrophe
Chilling news: a mysterious patch of cold water at the bottom of the north Atlantic is caused by the weakening of a vital ocean current that, if it collapses, would trigger devastating climate shifts across the globe. At least, that’s the conclusion of a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, which seeks to settle the debate on the ocean’s so-called “cold blob” that has mystified scientists for years. While the rest of…