Potential Collapse of Atlantic Ocean Currents Could Trigger Severe Climate Changes
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A new study warns that the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could cause severe cooling in Europe, with winter temperatures dropping as low as -55°F, and lead to profound climate and societal impacts, especially if combined with ongoing global warming. The research highlights the potential for increased storminess, sea ice expansion, and temperature extremes, emphasizing the importance of monitoring ocean systems to prevent such a collapse.
- Scientists mapped what happens if a crucial system of ocean currents collapses. The weather impact would be extreme CNN
- Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming Carbon Brief
- Could Britain face a winter ice age? How temperatures could one day plummet due to climate change Sky News
- When will a vital system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean collapse? Depends on whom you ask. Grist.org
- Scientists revise timeline for possible collapse of key Atlantic ocean current ehn.org
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