January 2026 Earth Systems Update

In this video we're going to do a bit more than check on incoming Earth systems info, Dr. Emily is going to try to help increase our understanding of ocean systems.

AMOC is more than a scary acronym: this video helps us understand some basics about global ocean systems and what current system is driving change in global ocean heat transport.

Links from this video:

Iceland & AMOC

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/iceland-sees-security-risk-existential-threat-atlantic-ocean-currents-possible-2025-11-12/

UK National Emergency Briefing

https://www.nebriefing.org/

Danish Action Plan

https://en.fvm.dk/Media/638484294982868221/Danish-Action-Plan-for-Plant-based-Foods.pdf

Specific info re AMOC for UK from National Emergency Briefing

https://www.nebriefing.org/briefings/tipping-points

Copernicus Climate Bulletin! Updated Monthly

https://climate.copernicus.eu/climate-bulletin

Antarctica: "Notoriously Challenging"

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/feb/06/how-ernest-shackletons-icy-adventure-was-frozen-in-time-antarctica

Zack's Ice Info:

https://zacklabe.com/antarctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/ https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

Jan 26 ENSO Update

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf

Source for Sweet Ocean Current Figure

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/decades-data-changing-atlantic-circulation

Field Museum Antarctic Dinosaurs (Exhibit Available to Rent)

https://www.datocms-assets.com/44232/1695134875-antarctic-dinosaurs-prospectus-9-13-23.pdf

(Fairly) New ACC projections

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250303-the-worlds-strongest-ocean-current-is-at-risk

An interesting study on the AMOC & PMOC relationship

https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/37/5/JCLI-D-23-0393.1.xml

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