Here's my thoughts on the latest round of discussion about the slowing of the Atlantic overturning circulation. It's a bit nerdy - but the short summary is: in my view the balance of evidence strongly suggests that the #AMOC has slowed since the late 19th Century.
https://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2025/01/the-amoc-is-slowing-its-stable-its-slowing-no-yes/
https://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2025/01/the-amoc-is-slowing-its-stable-its-slowing-no-yes/
RealClimate: The AMOC is slowing, it’s stable, it’s slowing, no, yes, …
RealClimate: There's been a bit of media whiplash on the issue of AMOC slowing lately - ranging from the AMOC being "on the brink of collapse" to it being "more stable than previously thought".Stefan (RealClimate)
leChris :mastodon: •
"We, the undersigned, are scientists working in the field of climate research and feel it is urgent to draw the attention of the Nordic Council of Ministers to the serious risk of a major ocean circulation change in the Atlantic. A string of scientific studies in the past few years suggests that this risk has so far been greatly underestimated. Such an ocean circulation change would have devastating and irreversible impacts especially for Nordic countries, but also for other parts of the world."
leChris :mastodon: •
"Wir, die Unterzeichnenden, sind Wissenschaftler, die auf dem Gebiet der Klimaforschung arbeiten, und halten es für dringend erforderlich, die Aufmerksamkeit des Nordischen Ministerrats auf das ernsthafte Risiko einer großen Änderung der Ozeanzirkulation im Atlantik zu lenken. Eine Reihe wissenschaftlicher Studien der letzten Jahre deutet darauf hin, dass dieses Risiko bisher stark unterschätzt wurde. Eine solche Änderung der Ozeanzirkulation hätte insbesondere für die nordischen Länder, aber auch für andere Teile der Welt, verheerende und irreversible Auswirkungen."
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