Data has consistently shown the flow of warm water slowing.
Politics globally, particularly in Nordic region, can no longer exclude risk of#AMOCcollapse.
Probability is low, but uncomfortably high, for a catastrophic outcome.
Data suggests major change is coming to the Atlantic Ocean, and it’s not good.© John Christian Fjellestad via Flickr
Risk = Prob X Impact, making this a high risk event.
Alarm over the AMOCs condition has been growing in recent years.
Unfortunately, that would take around 1,000 years, and thats the best case scenario.
If emissions continue to rise, it could take many more millennia before AMOC returns to normal.
What would an AMOC collapse mean?
In short, it could be catastrophic.
In their letter, the researchers focused on the effects of the Nordic region.
The region would face major cooling and unprecedented extreme weather.
However, it would likely have a devastating impact on northwestern Europes ability to grow food.
However, if AMOC does collapse, the harm wouldnt be contained to the five Nordic countries.
Given the seriousness of the situation, the scientists urged action be taken.
TheTrump administration pulledthe United States out of the agreement, though the countryrejoinedin 2021.
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