AMOC
Coverage of AMOC in the Nexus archive.
- Trump administration reverses course on deep-ocean monitoring system after bipartisan backlash
The Trump administration reversed its decision to dismantle a deep-ocean monitoring system after bipartisan criticism. The National Science Foundation had planned to remove equipment from sites off Alaska, North Carolina, and Greenland, but bipartisan legislation now blocks funding for dismantling until a review is conducted.
- Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and AMOC
The Trump administration's cuts to a vital ocean-sensing network threaten to hinder monitoring of El Niño and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), according to scientists. The dismantling of this network could impact crucial weather and climate observations in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
- Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening
A cooling patch of ocean south-east of Greenland, the only area on Earth cooling, may indicate the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is slowing down.