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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is destabilizing to a dangerous point, a new study says

ByMATTHEW ROZSA

PUBLISHED AUGUST 10, 2021 5:30AM (EDT)

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Amassive Atlantic Ocean current system, which affectsclimate, sea levels and weather systems around the world,may be about to be fatally disrupted.

Anew reportin the journal Nature Climate Change describes howa series ofAtlantic Oceancurrents have reached “an almost complete loss of stability over the last century” as the planet continues to warm. The report, authored by Dr. Niklas Boers, specifically analyzes data on ocean temperature and salinity to demonstrate that their circulation has weakened over the past few decades. If current trends continue unabated, they may slow to a dangerous level or even shut down entirely.

The series of currentsin question is known asthe Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC…