Arctic sea ice on July 19, 2022 as captured on a NASA Gulfstream V plane. Sea ice could extend as far south as the UK if a crucial system of ocean currents collapses, a new study has found.

See, airmail wasn't an option at the time, so everything from England had to come via boat ... CHINN: There is one key exception to this overall surface acceleration trend. And that's the AMOC, or ...

The researchers found that the AMOC will weaken by around 18% to 43% at the end of the 21st century. While this does represent some weakening, it does not represent the substantial weakening that ...

Sevier described the idea as a “Hail Mary” to prevent the catastrophic consequences of an AMOC collapse. “This is about buying time,” he argues, for the world to cut emissions enough to ...

Between 2009 and 2010, AMOC wobbled — slowing about 30 percent — and sea levels rose 5 inches between New York City and Newfoundland within a year. Grist thanks its sponsors. Become one .

The AMOC naturally varies in strength on different timescales, and climate change has contributed to a slowdown in recent decades as melting ice freshens the North Atlantic and its waters warm.