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The AMOC: tipping this century, or not?

Real Climate

Do the data used really describe changes in AMOC? We have direct AMOC measurements only since 2004, a time span too short for this type of study. that the sea surface temperature there in winter is a good index of AMOC strength, based on a high-resolution climate model. I’ve seen two main arguments there. It looks like this.

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Book review: Enlightenment Now, by Steven Pinker

Edouard Stenger

Pinker was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2004 and his books are regularly featured in the best-selling lists. . Firstly, the author completely misses the mark on the topic I have dedicated part of my professional life for the past 10+ years: climate change. Conclusion.

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The Stream, March 8, 2023: Rewilding Pulls Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Wetlands Back from the Brink

Circle of Blue

A combination of climate change, pollution, and overfishing further strained the Mekong, which some had written off as an unsavable ecosystem. Nonprofit organizations and private landowners have stepped up in recent decades to combat deforestation. million people, Mongabay reports. The heat further dried out soils.

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The fertilisation of the Amazon rainforest by Saharan dust

Our Environment

The winds pick up Saharan dust, which then travels across the Atlantic Ocean to where it is deposited in the Amazon basin [4]. Impacts of climate change on the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest relies on the deposition of dust from the Sahara esert, which will be affected by climate change [14]. Shukman, D.