CLIMATE SCIENCE
Ocean Circulation Slowdown Is Ahead of Schedule — By Two Decades
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation — the ocean conveyor belt that keeps Northern Europe from freezing — is weakening faster than any IPCC scenario anticipated. New sediment core data from the Labrador Sea shows freshwater incursion rates consistent with AMOC state transitions that models placed in the 2060s. We're measuring them now. The implications for European winters, Atlantic storm tracks, and global precipitation patterns are substantial and underreported.