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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by bitdivision on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @01:15PM (#36865760)
Isn't it the opposite? I was under the impression that warm water from the Caribbean / equitorial zones was currently brought over to Western Europe and the UK.

If the AMOC collapses, that heat will presumably stay in the tropics, and North Western Europe will cool.

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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by SkyMarshal on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @03:35PM (#36868140)
> I was under the impression that warm water from the Caribbean / equitorial zones was currently brought over to Western Europe and the UK.

It does after it's gone north along the US East coast yes, then it crosses over to Europe, but it's obviously not as hot anymore having dumped some of its heat into the US and the North Atlantic.

There's no current that goes directly from the equatorial regions straight up to the west coast of Europe.

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