New research shows melting ice is causing the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) to slow down, with widespread consequences for the world’s climate and ecosystems.
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Senior Lecturer, North-West University
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Professor in Oceanography, UNSW
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Professor of Geophysics, University of Sydney
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Associate lecturer, Sorbonne Université
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ARC Future Fellow, Sedimentology, University of Sydney
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ARC DECRA Research Fellow in Fluid Dynamics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Earth Sciences New Zealand
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Professor of Applied Mathematics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
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