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Ocean Currents Are Slowing, With Potentially Devastating Effects

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The Overturning Circulation of Antarctic Bottom Water

The Atlantic Maradional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is slowing down. The slowdown could have knock-on effects for the global and regional climate. There's evidence to suggest that Amoc circulation has slowed by around 10-15%. But there's some debate about whether this slowing is due to natural variability of the current.

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