AMOC Collapse is Closer than Expected: The Consequences

By Simone Fant – From Renewable Matter

The Atlantic Current circulation is getting closer and closer to collapse, and this could have devastating climate impacts. This is according to a study published in Science Advances that shows how global warming is undermining heat interchange between ocean currents. If the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) were to come to a halt, temperatures in Europe would drop dramatically, wet seasons in the Amazon rainforest would be reversed to dry seasons, and in coastal cities the sea would rise even faster by tens of centimeters.