USA Today warns 'The Atlantic current is weakening and possibly headed for collapse'

Today's short educational entry consists of USA Today warning The Atlantic current is weakening and possibly headed for collapse.

A large-scale and delicate system of ocean currents that has been active for millions of years and that’s responsible for our warm climate is in danger of collapse due to climate change. This is according to a new study published in April in the journal Science Advances. Shane Elipot, a physical oceanographer at the University of Miami and one of the authors of the study, joins The Excerpt to share his findings.

Very little of this should be news to my readers. I've been warning about the AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) collapsing since 2022 and asking about the effects of the Greenland ice sheet melting on ocean circulation and global climate since 2013. What is news is USA Today producing a video about it. The sixth largest newspaper in the U.S. by subscribers is paying attention to climate change!

It turns out that's not as new as I first thought. It's that the YouTube algorithm finally began presenting me with USA Today's videos on the topic. Actually looking for the climate change on USA Today's channel retrieved Climate change: How US cities are already feeling the effects | JUST THE FAQS from 2022.

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I'm lecturing on climate change today, and I might just replace one of my videos with this one. If so, welcome to blogging as professional development.

That's a wrap for today's entry. I have some music planned for Tuneful Tuesday, so stay tuned to see if I follow through.