RealClimate: The AMOC is slowing, it’s stable, it’s slowing, no, yes, …
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RealClimate: There's been a bit of media whiplash on the issue of AMOC slowing lately - ranging from the AMOC being "on the brink of collapse" to it being "more stable than previously thought". AMOC, of course, refers to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, one of the worlds major ocean circulation systems which keeps the northern
    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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      4 days ago

      It’s more that you can’t rely on a single press release or study to reach a definitive conclusion about complex systems. You can get a sense that there’s risk of major problems, but do so without concluding that we’re going to see Doomsday Next Tuesday with absolute certainty.

      • BJHanssen@lemmy.world
        7·
        4 days ago

        On the other hand, jitter in a complex system is exactly what you expect to see when that system is undergoing a process of destabilization.