#AMoC

[mindblowingscience]

A group of scientists warned Monday of the greatly underestimated risk of a collapse of ocean currents in the Atlantic which could have catastrophic consequences for the Nordic countries as the region's leaders gathered in Iceland. In an open letter addressed to the Nordic Council, which is meeting this week in Iceland's capital Reykjavik, the scientists said they wanted to bring attention "to the serious risk of a major ocean circulation change in the Atlantic."

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[this-user-is-sus]

Scientists this week warn that the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current (aka AMOC, contains the Gulf Stream) is closer than they previously predicted, as early as 2025.

This is bad and will lead to ripples in climate, weather patterns, local "normal" temperatures, storm severity, ocean oxygenation and fishery productivity (hello phrase "fish die-offs" 😭), and sea level that will disrupt life as we know it and cannot be reversed in this century or maybe (likely) for centuries to come.

(You can check the Wikipedia page for more information.).

Scream at someone about this.

Go here -- https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ -- or here -- https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials. Start typing. Feel free to use the template I'm putting under the "read more." Press send. Repeat if you have the energy. Ily if you do it even once. Thank you, and keep fighting the good fight!

Dear <NAME OF OFFICIAL>,

<OPTIONAL SENTENCE OR TWO TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF. Say why climate change matters to you. Say if you're frightened. Say if you're depressed. Say if you're anxious. Make it personal.>

This week a study was released (https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/25/world/gulf-stream-atlantic-current-collapse-climate-scn-intl/index.html, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39810-w) showing that the collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is far closer than scientists had previously thought. When this current stops, it will have far-reaching impacts on sea level, weather, storm patterns, and fishery production that will be irreversible for a century or far longer.

I am deeply worried about the future. We need climate change ACTION now, not just voluntary incentive programs. Please take action to improve our electrical grid, transition our power plants to clean fuels, transition to clean modes of transportation, and tax carbon emissions.

Sincerely,

<YOUR NAME HERE>

[sataniccapitalist]

AMOC Collapse Risks Hugely Underestimated according to Open Letter by Prominent Climate Scientists

[nonenglishsongs]

Amoc, Niki Rasmus, Heidi Gauriloff - Čuđeh (Inari Sami)

[avandelay20]

Some of the consequences of Amoc collapse.

Sea levels in the Atlantic would rise by a metre in some regions, inundating many coastal cities.

The wet and dry seasons in the Amazon would flip, potentially pushing the already weakened rainforest past its own tipping point.

Temperatures around the world would fluctuate far more erratically.

The southern hemisphere would become warmer.

Europe would cool dramatically and have less rainfall.

While this might sound appealing compared with the current heating trend, the changes would hit 10 times faster than now, making adaptation almost impossible.

[expectsomuch]

Not Good

[cerebrodigital]

El sistema complejo de corrientes oceánicas, conocido como la circulación de vuelco meridional del Atlántico o AMOC, podría colapsar a mediados de este siglo debido al calentamiento global, según revelaron los científicos. Lee la preocupante noticia aquí ��

[aromantisk-fagforening]

I like this album:

the language is Inari Sámi, which I don't speak, so I don't know what the lyrics mean, but musically it's so cool.

I found this translation/interpretation thing.

[freyaviol]

Live performance of Cassandra Miller’s gorgeous quartet About Bach from Ojai Festival with AMOC* - Keir GoGwilt and Miranda Cuckson, violins; Carrie Frey, viola; Coleman Itzkoff, cello. 

[johniac]

Attention-Worthy Links for November 21st, 2024

[atsvensson]

Ny istid i Norden - forskare varnar

Ny istid i Norden? Det går att leva i Norden på grund av att varmt vatten förs med havsströmmar norrut. Populärt brukar en säga att det är Golfströmmen som gör att det går att leva och bo i Norden. Klimatförändringarna har så här långt inneburit att det även i Norden blivit varmare. Havet har blivit varmare, vintrarna mildare och somrarna regnigare. IBland har somrarna dock blivit torrare och…

[sustainableprosperity2]

AMOC Collapse Probability by 2050 Pegged Between 42% and 76% in new Preprint