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What is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and why are scientists worried about it slowing down?

In the movie The Day After Tomorrow, the world’s weather systems are thrown into chaos when an important Atlantic Ocean current abruptly shuts down. Tornadoes rip through Los Angeles, sea levels rise and wipe out most of coastal New York, and large parts of the Northern Hemisphere are plunged into …

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