The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is a complex of ocean currents (of which the Gulf Stream is the most famous) that transports almost 2 TW of heat from the southern to the northern hemisphere along the Atlantic Ocean—the very reason why Europe is much warmer than other regions at similar latitudes. Models and paleodata show that adding freshwater from melting ice sheets may weaken the system or even cause it to collapse completely. This happened several times near the end of the last glaciation and, in theory, may happen again due to the melting Greenland ice sheet in a warmer world. This has been the subject of intensive research during the last decade, with two schools of thought strongly differing on whether this is possible before the end of this century. The lecture will present both sides of the debate and explain why I believe such an outcome is unlikely before the end of this century.

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