Among the many reasons why we ought to cut climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions as quickly and sharply as possible, the weakening of a system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional ...
Icebergs that break off from Greenland's glaciers carry enormous amounts of fresh water that can affect Atlantic currents. Hubert Neufeld via Unsplash , CC BY-SA When people think about the risks of ...
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), an ocean current system that transports heat from the tropics to the North Atlantic, plays a vital role in regulating the global climate. Most ...
A new study sheds light on the vital role that the mixing of Atlantic and Arctic waters plays in sustaining the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which is crucial for regulating ...
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Superstorms, abrupt climate shifts and New York City frozen in ice. That’s ...
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Earth scientists reveal how Atlantic Ocean circulation has changed over the past 12,000 years
Using geochemical analyses of marine sediments, researchers have been able to quantitatively reconstruct the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation over the past 12,000 years. The international ...
Yuxin Zhou received funding from the International Ocean Discovery Program Schlanger Fellowship. Jerry McManus receives funding from the United States National Science Foundation. When people think ...
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