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Ice-dotted dark blue waters of the subpolar North Atlantic under low Arctic light, where surface water cools and sinks to drive the Atlantic overturning circulation.

The AMOC Explained: The Atlantic's Overturning Engine

How the Atlantic's great overturning circulation works, what the observations say about its strength, and why its slowing matters for climate and coasts.

Dr. Lena Fischer · September 26, 2026

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