They found that New England has heated up by 2.5C (4.5F) on average from 1900 to 2024. This is far in excess of the global average, with the world warming by around 1.3C in this time due to the release of heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels. “That is very fast, which is worrying,” said Young.
Some of that is debatable, but whatever.
In the north Atlantic, near New England, an increase in cold, fresh water flowing from Greenland’s melting glaciers is slowing down the Gulf Stream, an oceanic conveyer belt of warm, salty water that flows northwards. This warmer water is being pushed into the Gulf of Maine, concentrating heat on New England’s coastline that is then pushed inland by prevailing winds.
And just when people in New England have adapted to the changes in climate, that is when the AMOC will shut down.