René van Westen, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral researcher in climate physics and an expert in high-resolution climate modeling and AMOC dynamics.
Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows
If global warming shuts down the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which is crucial for carrying heat from the tropics to the northern latitudes, how abrupt and severe would the climate changes be?
February 13, 2024