Iceland believes Atlantic current collapse a security risk

Iceland has issued its first national security alert, linked to the weakening of a vital Atlantic Ocean current that regulates the planet’s climate.

By recognizing the potential collapse of this system as a security risk, the country signals that climate issues have become matters of hard power, food security, and national survival. This marks a shift in how states view climate risk, turning it from a distant concern into an urgent strategic issue.

The decision is driven by growing evidence that the Atlantic circulation is weakening, which may alter weather patterns, fisheries, and economies in the North Atlantic. For Iceland, this issue affects the safety of living, fishing, and farming for its residents in the coming decades.

Iceland’s alert focuses on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a current system that moves warm water north and returns cold water to the deep ocean. This circulation explains why some parts of Europe are milder than expected for their latitude. Iceland knows its future is closely linked to this essential movement of heat, salt, and nutrients in the Atlantic.

The Icelandic government considers the potential collapse of the Atlantic Ocean current a security risk. They warn that the breakdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could disrupt weather patterns, damage infrastructure, and destabilize marine ecosystems, highlighting the urgency of the issue.

Iceland’s National Security Council recently identified the potential collapse of ecosystems as a national security risk, elevating climate-driven ocean changes alongside threats like cyberattacks. This shift highlights how climate science is influencing the agendas of institutions focused on war and peace.

Iceland’s National Security Council has identified the weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) as a national security concern. This has led ministries and emergency planners to assess its potential impacts on supply chains and humanitarian crises, highlighting the AMOC’s decline as a threat to the country’s long-term stability and survival.

Iceland’s security approach has changed in light of new understanding about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Its potential collapse is now seen as an immediate threat.

A recent study in Environmental Research Letters found that the risks associated with AMOC are greater than previously thought, prompting Iceland, as a frontline state, to take action. The study’s authors explored how the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) responds to freshwater from melting ice and increased rainfall.

They found that some models may underestimate the risk of a tipping point, suggesting that policymakers should consider a potential collapse of the Atlantic circulation as increasingly likely. Moreover, Iceland’s recent actions are unprecedented.

For the first time, the country has labeled the potential (collapse of the Atlantic Ocean) current an “existential risk” to Iceland,(language that is usually reserved for nuclear conflict or state failure.) This choice of words aims to alert both domestic and international audiences that climate tipping points can jeopardize the continuity of societies, not just their comfort.

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