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Episode 40 - AMOC and Jet Streams

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Is There a Critical Balance Between Saltiness and Freshness?

The AMOC has slowed down 15% in just the last 70 years, scientists say. As polar ice melts, fresh water is being pumped into the North Atlantic Ocean. That's creating an imbalance where that lack of salinity and heat is making it so that the amok basically loses momentum.

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