Ocean Currents

The Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why

The Atlantic is cooling at a record speed, and the cause remains a mystery. As I ponder this perplexing phenomenon, I can’t help but think back to a movie I watched once where everything worked out fine in the end, despite millions of lives lost. It seems like everyone has their own theories on what’s happening, from ice cubes being dropped into the ocean to windmills magically cooling the surface. But the reality is, the experts don’t have all the answers either.

According to climate.gov, this sudden cooling is due to strong winds that act on the ocean surface. The normal rainfall band around the tropics, driven by solar heating, migrates northward during the summer in the Northern Hemisphere.… Continue reading

Critical Atlantic Ocean current system is showing early signs of collapse, prompting warning from scientists | CNN

As I read the headline about the critical Atlantic Ocean current system showing early signs of collapse, my heart sank. This is not the first time we have heard about the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), but it still hits hard. The study’s findings that the AMOC is weaker than ever before in the past 1,000 years is alarming, to say the least. It’s a wake-up call that we should have heeded long ago.

The consequences of the AMOC collapse are dire, especially for Europe. Without this critical ocean current, the region will experience a drastic drop in temperatures.… Continue reading