The Independent, on Climate, 13 November 2026
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Read the original article on independent.co.uk (opens in a new tab)The Independent explains the North Atlantic 'cold blob', the debated role of a slowing AMOC and melting Greenland ice in causing it, and what an AMOC collapse could mean for European weather. It states the human cause of warming plainly. It keeps the scientific uncertainty about a collapse in view, including the IPCC's low-likelihood assessment, and this review found nothing to publish against it.
“The warming effect of extra CO2 in the atmosphere has resulted in the Greenland ice sheet starting to melt.”
The article states the human cause of warming and its effect on Greenland's ice as fact in its own voice, with no hedge on the basic science.
“The most recent IPCC report said that a sudden “collapse”, rather than a gradual decline, was a low-likelihood, high-risk scenario.”
The article gives the IPCC's assessment of collapse risk, so the reader is not led to think a collapse is imminent or certain while still learning why it matters.
“Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the only known way to avoid the collapse”
The article closes with what limits the risk, cutting emissions, so the reader learns what action addresses the threat it describes.
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