A separate study using climate models and a century of ocean surface-temperature data concluded that AMOC weakening began in the mid-20th century and resulted from human-induced climate warming.
Notes on verification
Corroborated by peer-reviewed study (Nature npj Climate and Atmospheric Science 2021) and Caesar et al. 2018, both using long-term SST data and climate models, with additional summary sources confirming findings. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Ocean Current That Keeps Europe Warm Is Weakening (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-021-00182-x (corroboration)
- https://maynoothgeography.wordpress.com/2021/11/19/the-amoc-and-climate-change-dr-levke-caesar/ (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-of-the-atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation-amoc/ (corroboration)