My Inbox had two weather related emails in it today and neither was particularity cheerful.
First up was from the New Scientist who explained that there was a mysterious cold blob in the Atlantic which they are suggesting could be due to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) weakening which will disrupt the system of currents that transports warmth from the tropics to Europe.
Over the past 150 years, Earth’s entire surface has been warming due to man made Climate Change and the dingbats in charge doing nothing about it, but one patch of the north Atlantic, south-east of Greenland, the area has cooled by as much as 1°C and if the AMOC does collapse, us North Europeans will be shivering as temperatures dip by as much as 15°C.
Numerous studies have suggested that the AMOC is weakening and may collapse or slow down and may be closer to collapse than previously thought but while we may be looking online for some thicker gloves, the next email from the World Meterological Organisation (WHO) may have us looking for a fans at the same time.
Everyone in Meteorological circles have been talking up a possible El Nino for a while now and whereas as before it was suspected, it now seems pretty certain with the only question of just how strong it will be.
The WHO are saying that the event will be supercharged by Global Warming which willl amplify the impacts although they are not going with the Super El Nino or Godzilla El Nino which some of the more excitable weatherheads are, just that it could be very strong and hinting towards the possibility of exacerbating drought, heavy rainfall and increase the risk of heatwaves both on land and in the ocean and setting the planet up for the hottest year on record.
The WMO have set up an El Nino update page on their website to: 'Give advanced forecasts and early warnings to inform decision-making by governments, humanitarian and and disaster risk agencies and climate-sensitive sectors'.
The Met Office, the UK’s national weather service and not ones to sound any alarms unnecessarily, when asked of the duo threats of the AMOC tanking and an extra strong El Nino went with a very understated: 'It does seem something unusual is going on' which admittedly doesn't seem particularly helpful in whether we need to buy a bigger coat or stronger Sun Factor Lotion.
Friday, 5 June 2026
Bigger Coat Or More Shorts?
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