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Slowing Atlantic current could fuel stronger California atmospheric rivers by century's end

Slowing Atlantic current could fuel stronger California atmospheric rivers by century's end
Phys.org Wednesday 08 July 2026, 22:20 UTC 1 min read
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A slowing Atlantic Ocean current is projected to intensify powerful storms in California while reducing snowfall over Greenland, according to a recent University of California, Riverside study. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) works like a giant conveyor belt in the ocean, moving warm water from the tropics northward to heat places like Europe, then cycling the cooled, denser water back south along the ocean floor. The findings are published in the journal Nature...

A slowing Atlantic Ocean current is projected to intensify powerful storms in California while reducing snowfall over Greenland, according to a recent University of California, Riverside study. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) works like a giant conveyor belt in the ocean, moving warm water from the tropics northward to heat places like Europe, then cycling the cooled, denser water back south along the ocean floor. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications.
Atlantic (LOCATION) California (LOCATION) Atlantic Ocean (LOCATION) Greenland (LOCATION) University of California, Riverside (ORG) The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (ORG) AMOC (ORG) Europe (LOCATION) Nature Communications (ORG)
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