AMOC Amok
Dr. Peter Carter, Paul Beckwith and Regina Valdez discuss a recent paper which estimates a collapse of the AMOC to occur around mid-century under the current scenario of future emissions.
This video was recorded on August 9th, 2023, and published on September 3rd, 2023, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.
Some of the topics discussed:
- How a recent peer reviewed paper, which is talking about the AMOC, the ocean circulation, is heading to what could be a total collapse. In other words, it would just stop circulating, and it would reestablish circulation at lower latitudes with catastrophic consequences to the climate system.
- How the AMOC is analogous to blood circulating through our bodies that keeps us alive.
- How the oceans in Florida have risen to 100°F.
- How a complete rewiring of the AMOC threatens the global food supply.
- How the day after the paper was published the BBC posted an article on it and how many scientists have been dismissive of it.
- How, from a risk assessment perspective, there should be a call for fast and effective measures to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions as a result of the findings of this paper.
- and much more. . .
Links:
- Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146...
- Seawater temperatures in Florida at hot tub levels, experts warn
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-can...
- Will the Gulf Stream really collapse by 2025?
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-envi...
- Greenland Ice Sheet
https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/r...
- Observation-based early-warning signals for a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4155...
- Fate of the Atlantic Meridian Overturning Circulation. Strong decline on the continued warming and Greenland melting.
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c...
- Anomalously weak Labrador Sea convection and Atlantic overturning during the past 150 years
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...
- Eco Migration (CEF Video)
• Eco-Migration
- IPCC AR6 WG1 Fig. 9.10
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/fi...
- Wallace Broecker, Prophet of Climate Change
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/201...
- Jason Box (wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Box
Panelists:
Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute
Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa in the Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University
Regina Valdez - Program Director, Climate Reality Project, NYC. GreenFaith Fellow and LEED Green Associate
Video Production:
Charles Gregoire - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader
Heidi Brault - Video production and website assistant, Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP28 team lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum; BA (Psychology); Climate Reality Leader
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https://climateemergencyforum.org/
Attributions:
Background Music:
- Title: Through the City II
- Author: Crowander
- Source: Free Music Archive
- License: CC BY-NC 4.0
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