by faster | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Nature DATE: July 18, 2018 SNIP: In a paper in Nature, Chen and Tung report that the system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) can explain changes in rates of global surface warming. Rather than the conventional...
by faster | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian and Real Climate DATE: April 11, 2018 SNIP: The warm Atlantic current linked to severe and abrupt changes in the climate in the past is now at its weakest in at least 1,600 years, new research shows. The findings, based on multiple lines of...
by faster | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: Climate Central DATE: January 5, 2017 SNIP: The large, looping Atlantic Ocean current that keeps northwestern Europe fairly warm and influences sea levels along the U.S. coast is a key component of the Earth’s climate system. But because of global warming, it...
