Serious Ocean Current About To Collapse, Here’s The Danger
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By Charlene Badasie |
February 24, 2024
A recent study has confirmed that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a crucial component of Earth’s ocean current, is heading toward a collapse. This will have catastrophic consequences for the planet as the implications extend beyond environmental concerns, impacting societies and economies worldwide.
Research into the ocean current collapse, led by Utrecht University oceanographer René van Westen, sheds light on a potential early warning system. By closely monitoring the salinity transport at the southern boundary of the Atlantic Ocean, the team believes they have identified a physics-based, observable signal that could serve as a precursor to the disaster.
The finding could provide a crucial window of opportunity for societies to prepare for the far-reaching effects of the ocean current collapse. The AMOC is often described as a “conveyor belt” because it involves the movement of warm salty surface waters northward and the return flow of colder, denser deep waters southward.
The process begins with the North Atlantic Current, which carries warm waters northward along the eastern coast of North America and towards the North Atlantic. As these warm waters move north, they release heat to the atmosphere, influencing the climate of the surrounding regions. Upon reaching the high latitudes near Greenland and Iceland, the warm surface waters cool and become denser.
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