The Latest Breaking News from AMOC

An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present.

New modelling and observations suggest a non-trivial risk that the Atlantic 'Gulf Stream' circulation (AMOC) could tip within decades, reshaping UK and European weather, even as other studies say a full shutdown this century is unlikely; here's what the science actually shows.

Climate scientists caution, however, that even weakened currents would cause profound harm to humanity

Oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf explains why Amoc breakdown could be catastrophic for both humans and marine life

New research suggests that runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet could prevent icebergs from disrupting key ocean currents. But some scientists have cautioned that other factors may be at play.

Total is 20% higher than thought and may have implications for collapse of globally important north Atlantic ocean currents

Whether the water at your local beach is being roiled by nasty weather or is a perfectly calm expanse of blue, there’s always a great deal going on under the surface. The ocean is composed of various currents and water masses; those currents flow around the world through what is…

Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether grander scale. New findings published in Nature Communications suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or Amoc, could collapse within the next few decades – maybe even within the next few…

The climate system that keeps the northern hemisphere mild and wet could collapse this century, it said, though the results are far from certain.