Disruption of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current could freeze Europe, scorch the tropics and increase sea level rise in the North Atlantic. The tipping point may be closer than predicted in the IPCC’s latest assessment.
A new study affirms that a critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents that shunt warm and cold water between the poles is “on course” to a tipping point. If the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation fails because of increasing freshwater inflows from melting ice sheets and rivers swelled by global warming, the authors said it would disrupt the climate globally, shifting Asian monsoon rainfall patterns and even reversing the rainy and dry seasons in the Amazon.
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‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Hits Jamaica as Risk of Climate Change-Fueled Tropical Storms Rises
Environmental advocates call for fossil fuel companies to pay for damages as climate change fuels more destructive hurricanes.
Flash floods, landslides and destructive winds could cause “total structural failure” as Melissa, a Category 5 hurricane with winds exceeding 180 miles per hour, made landfall midday Tuesday in Jamaica, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Hits Jamaica as Risk of Climate Change-Fueled Tropical Storms Rises
As more homes collapse into the sea, local governments and homeowners are at a crossroads.
This post was updated on Oct. 28 at 5:18 p.m. EST to reflect more home collapses.
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