Science
Changes in Atlantic currents may have dire climate implications for the next century – The Guardian
Without modifying human behaviour we run the risk of violent weather swings, says oceanographer Andrew Meijers
OpinionWithout modifying human behaviour we run the risk of violent weather swings and a drastic effect on crops and ocean life
Fri 26 Feb 2021 16.51 GMT
The ocean circulation that keeps our relatively northern corner of Europe warm(ish) is often likened to a gigantic conveyor belt bringing warm equatorial water northwards at the surface, balanced by cold southward flow at great depth. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC for short, brings heat energy northward at the equivalent…
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