This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Strengthening of Labrador Sea Overturning Linked to Subsurface Freshening Over Recent Decades” by Li et al. (2026). Introduction: The Ocean's Engine and a Long-Standing Puzzle The Atlantic Ocean is home to a vast, powerful system of currents often called the "ocean's... Continue Reading →
A Highway of Heat to the Arctic: Why a Vital Ocean Current Is Losing Its Chill
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Reduced cooling in the Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current: investigating mechanisms of change from 30 years of observations” by Baumann et al. (2025). This research analyzes thirty years of hydrographic data to investigate why Atlantic Water in the Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current is cooling less as it travels... Continue Reading →
The Atlantic’s Long Reach: How tropical Ocean Warming Fuels Greenland’s Melt
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Surface warming over Greenland amplified by remote forcing from tropical Atlantic” by Zhang et al. (2025). Recent research indicates that sea surface temperature variability in the tropical North Atlantic acts as a remote driver for the significant warming of the Greenland... Continue Reading →
Increase in massive marine heat wave events since 2003 triggered a widespread ecological reorganization in the North Atlantic
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Major heat wave in the North Atlantic had widespread and lasting impacts on marine life” by Werner et al. (2026). Scientific analysis reveals that a massive marine heat wave beginning in 2003 triggered an abrupt and extensive ecological reorganization across the North Atlantic. Researchers utilized decades of... Continue Reading →
Beyond the AMOC: An Abrupt Decline of the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) Is Already Underway
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Imminent rapid decline of the Indonesian Throughflow after reaching a turning point of CO2 concentration" by Hu et al. (2025). This research article analyzes how rising carbon dioxide levels affect the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF), a vital oceanic link between the Pacific... Continue Reading →
Fingerprint Of Global Warming On Tropical Oceans Has Emerged In The Atlantic—While the Pacific Stays Cool
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Emergence of the enhanced equatorial Atlantic warming as a fingerprint of global warming” by Dong et al. (2025). Summary: This research identifies enhanced equatorial warming (EEW)—a pattern where sea surface temperatures near the equator rise faster than the surrounding tropics—as a... Continue Reading →
Rethinking the AMOC Variability: Why the Irminger Sea—Not the Labrador Sea—Is the True Center of Action
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Irminger Sea Is the Center of Action for Subpolar AMOC Variability” by Chafik et al. (2022). Summary: Chafik et al. (2022) identified the Irminger Sea as the primary "center of action" for driving fluctuations in the subpolar Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation... Continue Reading →
A Collapse Of The AMOC Would Drastically Alter Global Monsoons
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Impacts of AMOC Collapse on Monsoon Rainfall: A Multi‐Model Comparison” by Ben-Yami et al. (2024). Summary: Ben-Yami et al. (2024) analyzes how a potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) would drastically alter tropical monsoon rainfall patterns worldwide. By... Continue Reading →
How a Weakening Atlantic Ocean Circulation Is Rewriting South America’s Weather
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Impacts of a Reduced AMOC on the South America Mean Climate and Extremes” by Meccia & Blázquez (2025). Summary: This study investigates how a weakening Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) influences the climate and weather extremes of South America. Utilizing the EC-Earth3 climate... Continue Reading →
The Global Ocean Engine Is Shifting Gears
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Human-induced changes in the global meridional overturning circulation are emerging from the Southern Ocean” by Lee et al. (2023). For decades, the story of the ocean's circulation in a warming world seemed straightforward. We have a clear picture of the "Global... Continue Reading →
