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  "id": 9380364,
  "title": "When will the AMOC collapse? We don’t know, but should still prepare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/when-will-the-amoc-collapse-we-dont-know-but-should-still-prepare",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
    "slug": "new-scientist",
    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2590281-when-will-the-amoc-collapse-we-dont-know-but-should-still-prepare/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Uncertainty about when or even if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a vital ocean current, might collapse has been an excuse to ignore the risk, but that actually makes it even more important that we act now",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Scientist",
        "title": "The collapse of the AMOC would be catastrophic. How will we know when it’s coming?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/the-collapse-of-the-amoc-would-be-catastrophic-how-will-we-know-when",
        "published": "2026-09-21T15:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}