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.

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

• Seawater temperatures in Florida at hot tub levels, experts warn

• Will the Gulf Stream really collapse by 2025?

• Greenland Ice Sheet

• Observation-based early-warning signals for a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

• Fate of the Atlantic Meridian Overturning Circulation. Strong decline on the continued warming and Greenland melting.

• Anomalously weak Labrador Sea convection and Atlantic overturning during the past 150 years

• Eco Migration (CEF Video)

• IPCC AR6 WG1 Fig. 9.10

• Wallace Broecker, Prophet of Climate Change

• Jason Box (wikipedia)

Regular 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’s 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 – Climate Reality Leader, Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum

• Heidi Brault - Climate Reality Leader, BA(Psychology), Library & Information Technician Diploma - Video production and website assistant - Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP28 Team Lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum.

Attributions:

Background Music:

• Title: Through the City II
• Author: Crowander
• Source: Free Music Archive
• License: BY-NC 4.0

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