Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
New study: The risk of flooding events along the U.S. Northeast coast has doubled since 2005. Now, scientists have discovered that up to 50% of these events occurred because key Atlantic ocean currents are slowing down. #AMOC 🌊
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-decline-of-key-atlantic-currents-is-underway-and-its-been-flooding-parts-of-the-us-for-20-years
The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it's been flooding parts of the US for 20 years

New research has linked sea level rise and an increase in flooding in the U.S. Northeast over the past 20 years to the breakdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

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May 18 at 2:20pmWeb
Show threadJan BastianMay 18
@rahmstorf very calming outlook s/
Show threadGabriele RomanoMay 18
@rahmstorf 👍
Show threadrexiMay 18

@rahmstorf

f*ck.

I've literally been screaming my head off about this for decades.

not surprised and not happy that it is confirmed.

not the 'I told you so' that feels like a win.

Show threadrexiMay 18

@rahmstorf

it may have also created a sort of #staticfront that quasi-continuously produces severe storms along the jet-stream / gulf-'hot-pot' interface roughly from Texas to Pennsylvania.

Show threadLyle Solla-YatesMay 18
@rahmstorf “I think the two to three-year predictions will provide critical information for long-term decisions — for example, infrastructure planning, land use and financial planning”