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Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming -- a little

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Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming -- a little.

Weaker AMOC could transport less heat to higher latitudes.

Slowing current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century .

While the slowdown may slightly reduce Arctic warming, the researchers caution that it may cause other climate disruptions.

Impacts of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation weakening on Arctic amplification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024 ; 121 ( 39 ) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2402322121 Cite This Page:.

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