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Should We Dam The Bering Strait To Keep The AMOC From Collapsing?

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Scientists in the Netherlands published a study this week that examines whether building a dam across the Bering Strait could help keep the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) from collapsing. The research explores the feasibility of such a structure as a climate‑stabilization measure. If the AMOC were to slow or stop, the study notes, northern Europe would experience significant climate changes and sea levels along the U.S. east coast and the Canadian Maritimes could rise by a foot or more.

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