AMOC Amok

It was there in the nineties,
The idea the Atlantic
Meridional over-

Turning circulation could
Be interrupted again,
Starting another Younger

Dryas-like era of cold.
It caught your eye in a book,
That apparent paradox,

Too swift a warming, too much
Fresh meltwater running off,
Triggering a sudden cold.

So now, here we are, decades
On, and it’s not looking good.