Studies of million-year-old seafloor deposits near the coast of South Africa suggest that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) may not behave according to current scientific explanations, which could change our understanding of its vulnerability in the context of climate change. (translated)
If the AMOC collapses, we will have cold periods that are much worse than the heat waves now. At the same time, the drought would continue relentlessly. Agriculture and the economy would suffer massively. Unfortunately, Europe will pay for climate change more than any other continent. (translated)
The northern Atlantic has been cooling for decades against the trend of global warming. This is one of many indications that the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC is already weakening, as climate models have long predicted. (translated)
Rate of change matters. The faster the warming, the more "surprises" we have to expect. Sooner AMOC collapse is one of them. There are many others, though. #ClimateChange #AMOCCollapse #GlobalWarming #Therearenospecificcountrycodesmentionedinthetweetprovided.
Researchers at the University of Twente are studying the melting behavior of ice in saltwater by analyzing large ice blocks in a specially improvised setup, hoping to address the inaccuracies in current climate models and gain better insight into the impact on ocean currents like the AMOC. (translated)
The AMOC collapse can no longer be classified as low risk. We have so far underestimated the likelihood of slowing down and must now revise the risk situation, which is at the level of a national security risk that must be taken very seriously. (translated)
Responsible politicians need to act now, despite uncertainties, as they do for other security risks. For we won’t have scientific certainty until it’s too late. #AMOC https://t.co/VzjXfxsPFN #ClimateAction #PoliticalResponsibility #AMOC #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedfromthetweet.
A legújabb kutatások szerint az Amoc, vagyis az észak-atlanti bukóáramlás gyengülése jelentős hatással lesz a globális éghajlati rendszerre, várhatóan felerősíti a viharokat Észak-Amerika nyugati partvidékén, miközben a polaritás kibocsátás csökkenését okozza az Arktiszon és Grönlandon. #AMOC #klímaváltozás #éghajlat
Il Cold Blob è una vasta area di anomalie termiche nel nord dell'oceano Atlantico che, contrariamente al riscaldamento globale, sta registrando un raffreddamento significativo, influenzando il clima europeo e intensificando le ondate di calore attraverso il rallentamento della Circolazione Meridionale Atlantica (AMOC) e le conseguenti alterazioni del Jet Stream. #ColdBlob #cambiamentoclimatico #ondatedicalore
Excellent BBC article on the risk of a catastrophic ocean circulation change in the Atlantic. Time to act before it’s too late. #AMOC https://t.co/VzjXfxsPFN #ClimateChange #OceanCirculation #AMOC #GB #US
New study estimates the risk of triggering an #AMOC shutdown as >10% if the world ramps down emissions to net zero by 2060, and 80% for a high emissions path. It’s based on one model, but is plausible based on overall knowledge on how fragile AMOC is. https://t.co/aA0Aj1vY8t #ClimateChange #Emissions #AMOC #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
Neue Berechnungen zeigen, dass die Eisschmelze in Grönland die Atlantische Meridionale Umwälzströmung (AMOC) verstärkt schwächt, jedoch keinen vollständigen Zusammenbruch bis zum Jahr 2300 zu erwarten ist. #AMOC #Atlantikzirkulation #Klimawandel
According to a preprint study (so not a final version), there is already 10% risk, we are committed to AMOC collapse (i.e. assuming peak C emission in 2025). With each "delay" in (fast) mitigation, this risk grows rapidly (non-linearly). (Taken from Holden a kol,. 2026) https://t.co/MPWWwDxOzt #AMOCCollapse #ClimateCrisis #Emissions2025 #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
Btw. I'm not aware of any models suggesting a "sudden collapse" of the #AMOC. The very serious real risk is that it soon passes a point of no return (tipping point) where it shutting down over the next 50-100 years becomes practically unstoppable. https://t.co/ZQPWz01gmf #AMOC #ClimateChange #TippingPoint #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
L'AMOC, courant marin crucial pour le climat européen, ralentit, ce qui pourrait entraîner des hivers plus froids et des étés plus humides en France, selon des études récentes qui estiment une possible perte de 50 % de sa force d'ici la fin du siècle à cause du réchauffement climatique. #AMOC #réchauffementclimatique #climat
The importance of learning and fighting against disinformation is shown by many entries that are pseudoclimatic, pseudomedical, and pseudoscientific. The pattern is always similar: a bit of AMOC, a bit of the ice age, a bit of "natural cycles," a lot of confidence, and zero responsibility for words. (translated)
Článek upozorňuje na kritickou situaci ohledně financování monitorování Atlantické meridionální cirkulace (AMOC), která je důležitá pro předpověď klimatických změn v Evropě, a varuje, že její kolaps může mít devastující následky, přičemž aktuální politické události v USA ukazují, jak snadno může být toto sledování ohroženo. #AMOC #klimatickézměny #věda
Much of Europe is sweating in an exceptional heat wave. But why has heat in Europe increased 4 times more than in other mid-latitude areas? That has been linked to the Atlantic #coldblob in several studies. #AMOCSlide from my talk at London Climate Action Week #LCAW2026 today. https://t.co/pgwMg108MN #HeatWave #ClimateChange #LCAW2026 #EU #GB
AMOC explained well. The map shows the 3 main consequences. Experts estimate the unstoppable tipping risk at 50% by 2050. It would be about 10 degrees colder in winter for us, 5 months of frost. Not the end of the world, but an economic disaster. Wandering around doesn't help. (translated)
