AMOC | Challenging Habitat

Coral community, Bocas del Toro, Panama.

Tipping Points

Two years ago, I read an article in Nature News called “Catastrophic change looms as Earth nears climate ‘tipping points’‘ [1], referring to the Global Tipping Points Report 2023, the article warned about Arctic and Antarctic ice, coral… Read More

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Posted on October 27, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, education, empowerment, Environment, learning, nature

Amazon, AMOC, Antarctic, Antarctica, climate action, climate change, coral, coral bleaching, coral die-off, Environment, glaciers, greenhouse gas, Ice sheets, IPCC, ocean, ocean currents, pollution, rain forest, tipping point

weak AMOC – weather AMOK

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is the system of ocean currents that includes the Gulf Stream. What its weakening may mean for our weather and seafarers is explained by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in a new… Read More

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Posted on July 6, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, planet, Science

AMOC, AMOK, Antarctic, Arctic, Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, AtlantiS, climate, climate change, Environment, Gulf Stream, Marine Biological Association, MBA, National Oceanography Centre, NOC, Ocean Science, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, PML, SAMS, Science, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Weddell Sea