The End of Europe Is Coming | AMOC
Deep beneath the waves, a powerful yet invisible system has been silently regulating life on Earth for thousands of years. It's rarely talked about, barely understood by most, and yet its sudden collapse could reshape the world as we know it.
Why is it weakening now? What happens if it stops altogether? And how could something so critical remain hidden for so long?
Find out in this video.
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References:
“What is the AMOC?”, via noaa.gov https://bit.ly/amocinfo
“Physics-based early warning signal shows that AMOC is on tipping course”, via science.org https://bit.ly/vanwestenetal
“Models show North Atlantic cooling driven by atmospheric processes”, via climate.gov https://bit.ly/coldblob
“Chapter 9: Ocean, Cryosphere and Sea Level Change”, via ipcc.ch https://bit.ly/ipcc9
“Open Letter by Climate Scientists to the Nordic Council of Ministers”, via helsinki.fi https://bit.ly/nordiccouncil
“Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation”, via nature.com https://bit.ly/ditlevsenpeter
“Thermohaline Circulation”, via noaa.gov https://bit.ly/thermo-haline
“Identifying a human signal in the North Atlantic warming hole”, via nature.com https://bit.ly/chemkeetal
“Past and future response of the North Atlantic warming hole to anthropogenic forcing”, via copernicus.org https://bit.ly/qasmisaid
“Ocean circulation and climate during the past 120,000 years”, via nature.com https://bit.ly/rahmstorfstefan
“Probability Estimates of a 21st Century AMOC Collapse”, via arxiv.org https://bit.ly/smoldersetal
“RAPID 26°N array”, via rapid.ac.uk https://bit.ly/rapid-project
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Credits
Narrator: James Stewart
Producer: Alex McColgan
Writer: James Stewart
Video Editor: Celal Kaçar
Researcher: Edie Abrahams
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Senior Production Coordinator: Jana Pšenková
Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner
Creator: Alex McColgan
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