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The Atlantic's major circulation current is showing worrying signs, but is collapse near?

IFLSCIENCE - Something’s stirring in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – and a strange “hole” of cold water in the North Atlantic may provide new clues about what’s up. But is the system on the brink of full-blown collapse, or will it keep churning on despite mounting pressure? The AMOC is “the conveyor belt...
By Tom Hale | IFLScience |

Scientists shed light on the mysterious 'cold blob' in the North Atlantic amid a search for its cause

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE - Just south of Greenland, in the northern Atlantic Ocean, a strange area of water has been confounding scientists for years. While the rest of the ocean warms, that patch has been mysteriously cooling. Researchers have offered different theories behind this “cold blob,” such as changes in ocean circulation patterns or aerosol pollution...
By Sara Hashemi | Smithsonian Magazine |

A Mysterious Blob of Cold Water Defies Ocean Heat – Now We Know Why

SCIENCE ALERT - Over the last decade, Earth's oceans have been warming at unprecedented rates, yet one mysterious blob of water, just south of Greenland, has defied this trend. It has stubbornly remained colder than its surrounding waters for over a century now. "People have been asking why this cold spot exists," says University of...

By Tessa Koumoundouros | Science Alert |

Mystery behind cold blob in the Atlantic Ocean finally solved

LIVE SCIENCE - Researchers have finally answered a longstanding question about a giant patch of cold water in the Atlantic Ocean, blaming a change in ocean currents for the unexpected cooling. The anomaly, located just south of Greenland, is — perhaps counterintuitively — called the North Atlantic Warming Hole, and it has been stumping scientists...
By Perri Thaler | Live Science |

The Gulf Stream is on the verge of COLLAPSING, scientists warn

THE DAILY MAIL - Scientists from the University of California, Riverside, have warned that the Gulf Stream has been weakening for more than 100 years - and could soon collapse altogether. The Gulf Stream is only a small part of a much wider system of currents, officially called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Described...
By Jonathan Chadwick | DailyMail.com |

Scientists warn the Gulf Stream is on the verge of collapse with apocalyptic consequences

LAD BIBLE - Scientists have warned that the Gulf Stream could collapse altogether, having weakened significantly over the past 100 years. Without it, you've got the possibility of rising sea levels, climate change, and unliveable temperatures. What is the Gulf Stream? The Gulf Stream is often described as the world's 'conveyor belt' as it transports...
By Anish Vij | LAD Bible |

Scientists are trying to explain a mysterious ‘cold spot’ south of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean

THE DEBRIEF - University of California-Riverside (UCR) scientists studying a massive, mysterious cold spot south of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean have determined the most likely cause is the slowing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which delivers warmer, saltier waters from the tropical latitudes to northern latitudes. “People have been asking why this...
By Christopher Plain | The Debrief |

Cold spot discovered in the Atlantic Ocean could signal big trouble for global climate

EARTH.COM - For over 100 years, the North Atlantic has hosted an anomaly. South of Greenland lies a patch of cool ocean water. This region, called the North Atlantic Warming Hole (NAWH), defies global warming. Scientists long debated its cause. A new study now shows that the weakening of a vital ocean current – the...
By Sanjana Gajbhiye | Earth.com |

Ice Melting Could Slow Vital Ocean Current - Which Could Slightly Slow Melting

IFLSCIENCE - Complementary studies by separate teams have explored the interactions between melting ice in the North Atlantic and the flow of a crucial ocean current. One intensifies the alarm many oceanographers have already expressed: that more rapid melting will cause a crucial part of the Gulf Stream system to slow or even stop, with...
By Stephen Luntz | IFLScience |

The Arctic is melting fast, but a slowing ocean current could help

EARTH.COM - Under the unforgiving Arctic sun, the wintry landscape swarms with shivers and whispers that tell tales of an unrelenting rise in temperatures. This icy expanse, our last bastion of frost, is experiencing a warming spree that outpaces the global average by three to four times. But here’s a twist: new research suggests that...
By Sanjana Gajbhiye | Earth.com |
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