The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), an ocean-current system that helps keep Europe warm, is currently the weakest it has been in more than 1,600 years.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed studies (Nature 2018, Nature Geoscience 2021) using independent proxy methods, plus corroboration from multiple reputable science journalism outlets and a research institute.
Sources
- Ocean Current That Keeps Europe Warm Is Weakening (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/slow-motion-ocean-atlantics-circulation-is-weakest-in-1-600-years/ (scientificamerican.com)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-atlantic-ocean-gulf-stream-system-amoc-weakest-1600-years/ (cbsnews.com)
- https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/gulf-stream-system-at-its-weakest-in-over-a-millennium (pik-potsdam.de)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00699-z (nature.com)