2026-04-16 05:23 UTC
Climate models show considerable discrepancies in their future projections around the Atlantic, mainly due to uncertainties in the fate of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (#AMOC).
#Climate models have previously suggested a reduction in AMOC strength of 32±37% by 2100.
But a closer examination, however, gives an estimate of the AMOC slowdown of 51±8%.
This refinement mainly results from correcting a bias in South Atlantic surface #salinity, consistent with recent studies emphasizing its role in the proximity to an AMOC tipping point.
This more substantial AMOC weakening has key implications for future #adaptation strategies.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx4298
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