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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf

Here's my thoughts on the latest round of discussion about the slowing of the Atlantic overturning circulation. It's a bit nerdy - but the short summary is: in my view the balance of evidence strongly suggests that the #AMOC has slowed since the late 19th Century.
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RealClimate | Climate science from climate scientists... · RealClimate: The AMOC is slowing, it’s stable, it’s slowing, no, yes, …RealClimate: There's been a bit of media whiplash on the issue of AMOC slowing lately - ranging from the AMOC being "on the brink of collapse" to it being "more stable than previously thought". AMOC, of course, refers to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, one of the worlds major ocean circulation systems which keeps the northern
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@rahmstorf ... I would like to add the recommendation from the open letter of the 44 experts / scientists from your paper mentioned above as a conclusion for readers with little time:

"We, the undersigned, are scientists working in the field of climate research and feel it is urgent to draw the attention of the Nordic Council of Ministers to the serious risk of a major ocean circulation change in the Atlantic. A string of scientific studies in the past few years suggests that this risk has so far been greatly underestimated. Such an ocean circulation change would have devastating and irreversible impacts especially for Nordic countries, but also for other parts of the world."

Jan 26, 2025, 01:48 PM·Public·Tusky
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