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Have you ever wondered why cities like New York and Madrid, located at the same latitude, have such different climates? One reason is ocean currents, which carry heat from the tropics to Europe. But these currents, known as AMOCs, are slowing down due to climate change. This could create a paradoxical situation where, despite global warming, Europe is cooling—a scenario worthy of The Day After Tomorrow. Some media outlets claim that we are dangerously close to a tipping point, where the collapse of this current would become inevitable. Media exaggeration or real threat? To shed light on the question, I have the honor of welcoming Julie Deshayes, an oceanographer and research director at the CNRS, specializing in these dynamics at the LOCEAN laboratory. The AMOC, an imminent tipping point? This is the subject of this new episode of Climate Exchange. Info: https://linktr.ee/echangeclimatique Contact: [email protected] Production: https://onetwo-onetwo.com/ 00:00 Introduction 00:54 What is the AMOC? 10:00 Are we heading towards a collapse of the AMOC? 10:48 Why is the North Atlantic going to cool? 15:15 How soon can the AMOC collapse? 17:13 Why is the AMOC slowing down? 21:25 What would be the impacts of a collapse of the AMOC? 30:12 Should we be worried? 33:46 What are the solutions?