Climate modeling suggests the AMOC may not have a fixed temperature threshold for collapse: it remained stable beyond 5°C under slow warming but collapsed around 2°C under faster warming, indicating that the rate of climate change can strongly influence its stability.

Climate modeling suggests the AMOC may not have a fixed temperature threshold for collapse: it remained stable beyond 5°C under slow warming but collapsed around 2°C under faster warming, indicating that the rate of climate change can strongly influence its stability.