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- U.S. scientists warn the Meridional Overturning Circulation could slow by 50 % by 2100.
- Wei Liu, professor at UC Riverside, says the AMOC is already slowing.
- Kent Moore, professor at University of Toronto, notes a 30 % slowdown and a 25-centimetre sea-level rise on Canada’s east coast.
- Stefan Rahmstorf, co-head at the Potsdam Institute, says the 50 % estimate is robust and warns a weakened AMOC could drop winter temperatures to –20 °C.
