effects of climate change
Where the issues eventually culminate
Many compromises are becoming more evident on the Earth's natural process through many deviations that are increasingly beginning to become concerns for many scientists observing the activities of our planet. We know this is linked to global warming because of how rapid the heat is beginning to rise which exceeds the capabilities of the earth's orbit and the sun's solar activity. Through various types of observations such as ground, air and space as well as simulations drawn from data reveals many serious impacts as a result of climate change.
The loss of biodiversity
The surface temperature of our planet is beginning to gradually rise by 1.5-2.5 degrees, this alone could be devastating towards animal species with the suggestion that 20-30% of planet-wide animal populations are at risk of potent decline. The pressures of climate change and global warming are causing a wide range of indicators of our planet's sustainability becoming compromised, rising sea levels caused from the melting of the earth's poles ice and mountain glaciers. As a result of the rising temperature, hurricanes, heatwaves, droughts and precipitation become more and more notable concerns. The rising heat has also been noted to be leading in weather-related-deaths (e.g. detrimental stresses such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion.) and exacerbates underlying cardiovascular issues.
The AMOC's slowdown
The ocean is constantly being circulated by currents of various sizes each occurring at different depths, tidal currents are primarily influenced by the sun and moon while surface currents are primarily driven by wind with deeper currents closer to the seafloor are being driven by a change in the saltiness and density of the water, a process called thermohaline circulation. All of these types of currents are pulled across the globe through large oceanic conveyer belts AMOC being one of them (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) this one in particular circulates water through the Atlantic ocean from the Northern hemisphere to the Southern hemisphere. These are particularly important given some of it's purposes such as redistributing heat across the planet, containing nutrients and cycling them around the ocean sustaining oceanic life. Along with it's influence on weather patterns and ecosystem support, if the AMOC were to slow down those functions will begin to diminish. Rain belts would begin to shift causing droughts for millions in South Africa as well as rising sea level for those across the U.S. East Coast.