#NorthAtlantic

last year's feature on the #NorthAtlantic #TippingPoint now in the #OpenArchives https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/03/tipping-over.html #science #ClimateCatastrophe #Arctic #greenland

Lighthouse at Mykineshólmur of the Faroe Islands

https://radekkucharski.picfair.com/images/010241419-lighthouse-at-mykinesholmur/?rcs=ZwQD7F8

#seascape #landscape #foroyar #Atlantic #NorthAtlantic #photography #landscapephotography #ayearforart #FaroeIslands #travelphotography #AtlanticOcean #wallartphotography #photographyisart

Could the #UK actually get colder with #globalwarming?
Scientists are concerned that the #ocean currents that bring warm water from the tropics to the #NorthAtlantic could weaken - or even collapse - in response to #climatechange.
The system of #Atlantic currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (#AMOC), is a key reason why the UK is warmer than Moscow, despite being a similar distance from the Equator. AMOC appears to be getting weaker.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn938ze4yyeo

WRITER FUEL: A key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn.

https://www.limfic.com/2025/01/24/writer-fuel-key-atlantic-ocean-current-could-be-close-to-collapse/

#LimFic #LiminalFiction #WriterFuel #Writers #Authors #WritersofMastodon #StoryIdeas #ClimateChange #NorthAtlantic #OceanCurrents

#Biden Administration Withdraws Protections for #Endangered #Whales
Proposed rules would have slowed more #ships to prevent collisions with rare #NorthAtlantic #rightwhales
In Aug 2022, #NMFS proposed rules to lower the risk of #whale strikes by expanding existing slow zones and regulating more types of ships. But after bristling public debate over the rules and with just days left in President Biden’s term, the agency canned the suggested change.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/biden-administration-slow-ships-whales-proposal-withdraw.html
https://archive.ph/VozSC

The New #Climate Math on #Hurricanes
For the first time, we can calculate how much #climatechange impacts a single storm’s severity.
Climate change has intensified #hurricane wind speeds by an average of 19 mph in 84% of #NorthAtlantic hurricanes between 2019-2024, according to new research that links warming #ocean temperatures to storm intensity for individual hurricanes.
https://nautil.us/the-new-climate-math-on-hurricanes-1164220/

**Genetic evidence points to distinct paternal settlers of the Faroe Islands and Iceland**

_“If Iceland and the Faroe Islands are indeed genetically divergent, as found in the present study, two scenarios may explain their differentiation and Iceland’s relative isolation on the networks: (1) the populations were settled by different regional groups; or, (2) another historically contingent process of evolution between the two groups has resulted in the divergence.”_

Mann AE, Magnussen E and Tillquist CR (2024) Genetic evidence points to distinct paternal settlers of the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Front. Genet. 15:1462736. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2024.1462736.

#OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #Science #Genetics #FaroeIslands #NorthAtlantic #Academia #Academics @science

https://www.europesays.com/1636774/ Iceland and Faroe Islands Viking Origins Diverge, Revealing Distinct Genetic Legacies and Unveiling New Insights for Adventure Seekers and History Enthusiasts #AdventureTravelNews #denmark #DenmarkTravelNews #Eurasia #FaroeIslands #iceland #IcelandTravelNews #ireland #island #NorthAtlantic #norway #scandinavia #sweden #TourismNews #Viking

#Halloween is soon and so is the beginning of a new #chapter of my #academic #career!
For this reason, I reintroduce one of my most significant first-authored #research articles (Davtian et al., 2021 #Paleoceanography and #Paleoclimatology):
https://doi.org/10.1029/2020PA004077
More details in the #thread below: (1/15)

#Science
#ScienceMastodon #AcademicMastodon
#Paper #Scientific #Publication
#PaleoClimate #ClimateChange
#ClimateProxies #SeaSurfaceTemperature
#NorthAtlantic #AtlanticOcean #Atlantic #Ocean

Concerns about marginality are readily evident in the #medieval literature of the #northatlantic. When the center of the world (conceptually) was Jerusalem, how did one process living at the absolute edge of the Christendom? It occurs to me that the story of Gudrid the Far Traveller who had a child in North America and visited Jerusalem makes her a sort of living-link to the centrality of Christian Europe; the Patron Saint of the Periphery?

#histodons #musings #norse #christianization

Study projects major changes in North Atlantic and Arctic marine ecosystems due to climate change

that while some warmer-water fish are moving into the Arctic, they won't fully replace the loss of traditional Arctic species. This shift may result in fewer fish overall, especially of the presently most abundant species, despite an increase in the number of species

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-major-north-atlantic-arctic-marine.html

#fish #NorthAtlantic #Arctic #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

For much of his migration, #Bishop swam through waters where the lack of #SpeedLimits makes #vessel strikes more likely.

In 2022, the #Biden admin proposed expanding that area & applying speed limits to smaller #vessels….

The proposed expanded boundaries have been embraced by scientists & advocates, who say it could help save #NorthAtlantic #RightWhales from #extinction. But NOAA Fisheries, the agency behind the proposal, has yet to finalize the rule, which is still being reviewed by the WH.

That day, off the coast of New Smyrna Beach, FL, scientists tagged #Bishop w/a satellite transmitter. For the next 50 days, he broadcast his location as he migrated over 1k mi up the #EastCoast. It was one of the longest transmissions of a #NorthAtlantic #RightWhale ever recorded.

…Bishop averaged about 50 mi / day for the rest of his northward journey. By March, he had joined other right #whales to search for food south of Nantucket, MA. On March 11, his tag fell off, ending the transmisison.

19-APR-2024
Warming of Antarctic deep-sea waters contribute to sea level rise in North Atlantic, study finds

Analysis of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the #AtlanticMeridionalOverturningCirculation deep water limb in the #NorthAtlantic has weakened. Two decades of continual observations provide a greater understanding of the #Earth’s #climate regulating system.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1041643 #science #ClimateCatastrophe #AMOC

How melting Arctic ice leads to European drought and heatwaves - Enlarge / The Wamme river is seen at a low level during the European he... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2007381 #climatechange #northatlantic #syndication #greenland #science #icemelt

This chart of ocean temperatures should really scare you

by Benji Jones, February 28, 2024

"If you were to dip your toes into the middle of the #NorthAtlantic — say, somewhere between South Carolina and Spain — the water would feel frigid. You definitely wouldn’t want to swim. It’s winter.

"Yet that water would, in fact, be very warm, relatively speaking. Right now, the North Atlantic ocean is, on average, warmer than any other time on record, running about 2 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the average temperature over the last three decades.

"Even more alarming is the departure that the new, shorter line from 2024 represents. It’s far above the rest, indicating this extreme, anomalous increase has continued into this year."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/this-chart-of-ocean-temperatures-should-really-scare-you/ar-BB1j3Zsj

#GlobalWarming #OceanWarming #OceanTemperatures #Atlantic #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Diamond Beach, Iceland

#diamondbreach #iceland #visiticeland #travel #nature #beach #icebergs #glacier #jokulsarlon #northatlantic #outdoors #landscape #naturephotography #travelphotography #wanderlust #beautifuldestinations #explore #adventure #icelandtravel

Crucial ocean current system could be on course to collapse with catastrophic impacts on global weather | https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/09/climate/atlantic-circulation-collapse-weather-climate/index.html “The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (the #AMOC) works like a giant global conveyor belt, taking warm water from the tropics toward the far #NorthAtlantic, where the water cools, becomes saltier and sinks deep into the ocean, before spreading southward.”

The currents carry heat and nutrients to different areas of the globe and play a vital role..”

@MadeyeTheCarnaptious The #BrexitBonus just keeps on fucking giving. Grrrrrr

#NorthKorea of the #NorthAtlantic

#Earth on verge of five catastrophic #climate #tippingpoints, scientists warn
The tipping points at risk include the collapse of big #icesheets in #Greenland and the West #Antarctic, the widespread thawing of #permafrost, the death of #coralreefs in warm waters, and the collapse of atmospheric circulation in the #NorthAtlantic.
Humanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as planet warms https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/06/earth-on-verge-of-five-catastrophic-tipping-points-scientists-warn