Iceland Warns Slower AMOC Is A Security Threat To The Nation - CleanTechnica

The article from CleanTechnica highlights Iceland’s recent declaration that the slowing or potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) poses a national security threat. The AMOC, often mistakenly equated solely with the Gulf Stream, is a critical ocean current system that transports warm tropical waters northward, significantly influencing the climate of Europe by keeping it relatively mild. A disruption or shutdown of the AMOC would lead to much colder temperatures in Europe, disrupt agriculture, freeze currently ice-free ports, and severely impact economies dependent on maritime trade. In response, Iceland has added the AMOC threat to its National Security Council agenda to better coordinate cross-ministerial responses involving food, energy, infrastructure, and transport. Scientific consensus is growing that the AMOC is at risk due to climate change effects, particularly melting Arctic ice and Greenland’s freshwater runoff. These changes threaten to destabilize the current, which plays a vital role in moderating Europe’s winters and global rainfall patterns. Experts