Event Type: IFIMAC-UAM Climate Colloquium
Title: Atlantic ocean circulation: a dangerous tipping point for European climate?
When: Friday, 23rd May, 2025, at 12:00h
Where: Sala Polivalente, Plaza Mayor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Speaker: Stefan Rahmstorf, University of Potsdam, Germany
The German oceanographer and climatologist, Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf, will present a colloquium on the risks associated with the destabilization of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and its potential consequences for the global climate. This event, organized by the condensed matter physics center (IFIMAC-UAM), will take place on May 23 at 12:00 in the Sala Polivalente , Plaza Mayor (UAM).
Stefan Rahmstorf, Professor of Physics os the Ocean at the University of Potsdam since 2000, is one of the most authoritative voices worldwide in the study of ocean currents and their role in climate change. His career includes participating as a lead author of the United Nations Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and being recognized with numerous awards, including the Alfred Wegener Medal (2024) and the Climate Communication Prize of the American Geophysical Union (2017).
This colloquium is part of a new series of colloquia focused on climate change and the energy transition coordinated by IFIMAC members Daniel Farías and Ferry Prins.
