Posted on 11/14/2025 6:48:43 AM PST by DallasBiff
COPENHAGEN, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, current brings warm water from the tropics northward toward the Arctic, and the flow of warm water helps keep Europe’s winters mild.
But as warming temperatures speed the thaw of Arctic ice and cause meltwater from Greenland’s ice sheet to pour into the ocean, scientists warn the cold freshwater could disrupt the current’s flow. A potential collapse of AMOC could trigger a modern-day ice age, with winter temperatures across Northern Europe plummeting to new cold extremes, bringing far more snow and ice. The AMOC has collapsed in the past - notably before the last Ice Age that ended about 12,000 years ago.
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“climate minister”
I understand they added a Unicorn minister to the cabinet as well—to focus on the ravages of the recent Unicorn infestation on the island.
Lol.
Celebrating COP30, amid much backslapping and hand-shaking.
This is the type of thing that you study as a security risk when you have no real enemies and some other country protects you.
OK. They declared it as a security risk.
Are they going to build a big sea wall to redirect the flow of friggin’ ocean?
The earth has been changing, moving, expanding, and subducting….for billions of years. Nothing a human can do will change that.
Hmmm, a global warming ice age... Just goes to show.
“COPENHAGEN, Nov 12 (Reuters)”
Neither Copenhagen(Denmark) or Reuters has a good track record when it comes to science, especially Global Warming Science.
It will still be cold in Iceland. But it is strategic for important reasons. I see why President Trump would like to acquire or rent Iceland.
The fresh water will float on top. The exposure of rock to weathering and the release of glacial sediments will produce a major algal bloom that could augment the Atlantic’s carrying capacity significantly. I can’t see anything but good from that.
No real studies done over the volcanic effect to Icelandic weather.....since that one went active.
If you go back 13k years ago...that ice age mostly dumped on US eastern coast/eastern Canada (up around 1 to 2 miles thick).
Well Biden built a train to Indonesia so we can change the currents.
Their population is around 150% that of my county. You are 100% correct. Similarly for Greenland / Denmark.
Okay so warming will cause the warm gulf stream to collapse therefore more ice and cold will hit Iceland and Europe...there fore a new cold Ice Ahe will start. I would think the Gulf Stream will get warmer. They are also inferring that there will be this huge sudden gush of cold water that will stop the gulf stream instead a gradual increase of cold ocean water, Meanwhile it is getting warmer according to them so why isn’t the gulf stream getting warmer to compensate?
Something is wrong with their calculus!
Because Iceland officials are listening to stupid people and trying to promote themselves as very serious people to their constituents.
I suggest they worry harder.
Their pols are a far more clear and present danger to the Icelandic populace than Iceland’s geology.
This is not new. The climate nazis have been warning about the collapse of this current for at least 30 years. First time I heard it, they warned that melting ice would introduce a lot of cold water that would disrupt the current.
Another scare they’ve dusted off to keep the masses fearful. Sadly, it works.
Eye Roll.
“ If you go back 13k years ago...that ice age mostly dumped on US eastern coast/eastern Canada (up around 1 to 2 miles thick).”
Brian Williams was there.
Another Ice Age! What fun! Will the woolly mammoths be back?
Ice Age - White Christmas
https://youtu.be/wbJxPu0lXgM
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