Humpbacks thrive in the North Atlantic; the Baltic is comparatively shallow, low in salinity, and heavily trafficked.
—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
According to Nana Yobo, volcanic eruptions cooled the Earth's surface by blocking sunlight, which disrupted temperature and salinity in the North Atlantic Ocean — key drivers of the AMOC — leading to a slowdown.
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