Atlantic Ocean At Tipping Point Scientists Say Or Something

This again? Hasn’t it been at a tipping point for at least a decade, and nothing happens?

Scientists Issue Grim Warning: Atlantic Ocean ‘At A Tipping Point’

Many of us have a way of taking the oceans for granted. A place to surf, perhaps, or to enjoy other water sports, or simply admire while sitting on the beach. Those who make their livings in far harsher ocean conditions would feel rather differently, however, and so do climate scientists, who warn that the Atlantic Ocean could reach a critical point from which it’s going to be impossibly difficult to recover. Though we often think of the ocean as separate and distinct from life on land, the thing to remember is that about 71% of the planet is covered in water, the vast majority of which is ocean water. The Atlantic Ocean, the second largest on Earth, covers 41.1 million square miles, about one-fifth of the surface of the planet. This is why it takes so long for an aircraft carrier to cross the Atlantic, and it also makes it a critical barometer and provider of life on Earth.

Wow, could that be any more patronizing? But, then, most Warmists are not particularly known for having a solid foundation in Earth sciences

Tragically, its role in safeguarding that life is in increasing jeopardy because of climate change. A study from René M. van Westen et al., published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences in November 2025, sounds the alarm: “The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is expected to weaken or even collapse under anthropogenic climate change.” Humanity, according to the report, is causing the AMOC, a system of currents that the Met Office likens to “a conveyor belt” regulating the temperature of ocean water, to deteriorate. The study created several potential scenarios to detail what might happen if this system was lost, and the possible impact on life on Earth in a broad sense is chilling to think about. Let’s take a closer look at the AMOC and what the impact of climate change on it potentially means for the Earth.

Wait, I thought we were told it wasn’t slowing down? Or was it speeding up? No one knows, but, unsurprisingly, the study’s computer models tell them doom is coming, but, you know

Antarctic Collapse 9,000 Years Ago Hints at White Continent’s Future

Scientists closely study our planet’s polar regions to understand the overall changes in our climate. Loss of ice sheet volume has far-reaching effects, but is also difficult to predict. A team from Tokyo’s National Institute of Polar Research has published a paper in Nature, exploring the Holocene Antarctic collapse to understand what happened in the past after rapid ice sheet thinning.

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is the planet’s largest ice sheet. Here, the continent experienced significant ice loss and breakup after the end of the last Ice Age around 9,000 years ago. The NIPR team examined sediment cores from the seafloor, and the tiny fossils within them, to trace the breakup of the ice.

They discovered that melting ice caused a positive feedback loop. As the ice melted, the fresh surface water drove the warmer, saltier water toward Antarctica. This warmer water — called the Circumpolar Deep Water — melted the base of the ice shelves, leading to more freshwater ice melt. (snip)

This thinning peaked between nine and seven thousand years ago. Eventually, conditions changed, and the loss was reversed. But the paper’s authors believe this ancient event can improve our modern models of ice loss.

So, um, what caused this 9,000 years ago, and, why can’t that primarily be the case now?