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
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Deep in our oceans lurk a series of
mysterious invisible global ocean
currents that possess the power to alter
life on Earth as we know
it. They're intrinsically linked,
working together like giant conveyor
belts to pump oxygen, life, heat, salt,
nutrients seamlessly and efficiently
around our blue planet.
They are the unsung heroes in regulating
global climate. The systems that so
often take a backseat in the climate
conversation. That is until something
goes
wrong. Perhaps the most influential of
these ocean current systems is the AOK,
the Atlantic meridional overturning
circulation, a keystone of Earth's
climate system. and a system scientists
have warned isn't just slowing down, but
could actually collapse as early as
2025. While this has happened before, it
hasn't happened for nearly 10,000 years.
And there's one big difference this
time. We're
here. How can something so lifealtering
have snuck under the radar without us
knowing? If the worst were to happen,
what would happen to life on Earth? I'm
James Stewart and you're watching
Astramm Earth. Join me in this video as
we find out what's going on below the
surface. Okay, so that's pretty intense,
isn't it? This is the year we're in,
2025. But considering the Amok collapse
is what inspired the 2004 film The Day
After Tomorrow, it doesn't feel like
that is just around the corner, does it?
There doesn't seem to be much coverage
or even urgency on this subject. Indeed,
a lot of people won't have ever heard of
the AOK. Perhaps that's one of the big
problems with a force you can't see or
measure because the truth is there have
been indications that the AOK has been
slowing down for the last 60 or 70 years
as our planet has warmed. And some
scientists have gone a step further,
suggesting the AOK has declined by at
least 15% since
