Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, aka Gulf Stream

[rcjordan]

#climate

For the first time in 40 Years, Panama's deep and cold ocean waters fail to emerge
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-years-panama-deep-cold-ocean.html

[ergophobe]

This all reminds me of the joke/parable about the aircraft carrier and the lighthouse.

[rcjordan]

Full speed ahead.

[ergophobe]

An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists
The cold water upwell, which is vital to marine life, did not materialize for the first time on record. Researchers are trying to figure out why.


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/climate/pacific-cold-water-upwelling.html