Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

The Amoc is a major part of the global climate system and brings sun-warmed tropical water to Europe and the Arctic, where it cools and sinks to form a deep return current. A collapse would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50-100cm to already rising sea levels around the Atlantic…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/critical-atlantic-current-significantly-more-likely-to-collapse-than-thought

 

The Atlantic responds to Elon Musk sharing fake image of magazine

On Tuesday evening, Musk reshared a fake image on X that showed an article from the magazine reading "Trump Is Literally Hitler." The article was never written for or published by The Atlantic, but Musk appeared to take the image as truth, commenting, "They are literally foaming at the mouth 😂."…

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/elon-musk-atlantic-trump-hitler-john-kelly-rcna176945

This viral image was manipulated to show a fake story from The Atlantic about Biden and the economy - PolitiFact

A Facebook post shared a fabricated screenshot meant to look like a real article from The Atlantic praising President Biden following news that the United States economy had shrunk. 

A spokesperson for The Atlantic confirmed the image is a fake and said the publication does not employ anyone using the name featured in the screenshot, although a person with a similar name is employed as a contributing writer…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/01/viral-image/viral-image-was-manipulated-show-fake-story-atlant/

The Greenland ice sheet poured 197 billion tons of water into the North Atlantic in July alone - The Washington Post

Ongoing extreme melt event continues, with more than half the ice sheet experiencing melting on July 31.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/08/01/greenland-ice-sheet-poured-billion-tons-water-into-north-atlantic-july-alone/

US official reveals Atlantic drilling plan while hailing Trump’s ability to distract public

A top US official told a group of fossil fuel industry leaders that the Trump administration will soon issue a proposal making large portions of the Atlantic available for oil and gas development, and said that it is easier to work on such priorities because Donald Trump is skilled at sowing “absolutely thrilling” distractions, according to records of a meeting obtained by the Guardian...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/14/offshore-drilling-trump-official-reveals-plan-and-distractions-delight