Scientists see stronger evidence of slowing Atlantic Ocean circulation
The weakening has implications for everything from the climate of Europe to the rates of sea-level rise along the U.S. East Coast.
By Chris Mooney and Andrew FreedmanThe Washington Post
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A growing body of evidence suggests that a massive change is underway in the sensitive circulation system of the Atlantic Ocean, a group of scientists said Thursday.
The strength of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), a system of currents that includes the Florida Current and the Gulf Stream, is now “in its weakest state in over a millennium,” these experts say. This has implications for everything from the climate of Europe to the rates of sea-level rise along the U.S. East Coast.
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