Researchers warn that a collapse of the AMOC could be far-reaching, impacting tens of millions of people.
A new scientific study suggests that the combination of increasing water temperatures and melting glaciers poses a significant threat to a major ocean current.
The AMOC behaves as a sort of global conveyor belt. It is a continuous process in the Atlantic Ocean that moves water back and forth from north to south, in a circulation pattern that distributes warmth to different regions around the world and transports essential nutrients to support marine life in the ocean.
This scenario has happened before. The last ice age took place around 120,000 years ago and lasted for around 100,000 years, When it ended, around 11,500 years ago, rapid glacier melt introduced substantial amounts of freshwater into the oceans. This caused a significant temperature rise of up to 27 degrees Fahrenheit, significantly impacting the planet's weather patterns and air temperatures.
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