15. Purkey, Sarah G., and Gregory C. Johnson. “Warming of Global Abyssal and Deep Southern Ocean Waters Between the 1990s and 2000s: Contributions to Sea Level Rise.” Journal of Climate 23, no. 23 (2010): 6336–6351. Foundational evidence of Southern Ocean deep-water warming and freshening that foreshadows reduced ventilation and carbon/heat uptake.
16. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service. High Tide Flooding Annual Outlook, 2024. Silver Spring, MD: NOAA, 2024. Provides U.S. nuisance-flood projections and recent frequency statistics, frequently cited in local risk communication.
17. Upson, Sandra. “How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World.” Wired , July 25, 2024. A deeply reported feature on the Ditlevsen early-warning work and the scientific debate over AMOC timing and methods.
18. Carrington, Damian. “Collapse of Critical Atlantic Current Is No Longer Low-Likelihood, Study Finds.” The Guardian , August 28, 2025. Summarizes new ERL results and expert reactions, translating multi-century modelling into clear public-facing risk language.
19. Irish Examiner. “Cork Whale Watch Shuts After Forage Fish Decline Off West Cork.” May 27, 2025. Local reportage connecting sprat declines to whale-watch closures, illustrating ecosystem and economic knock-ons of shifting currents and warming.
20. WCSC Live 5 News (Charleston). “Residents Wade Charleston Streets Amid High Tide and Heavy Rain: ‘Right Up to Our Knees.’” August 23–24, 2025. First-hand accounts of recurrent “sunny-day” and compound flooding that ground the dynamic sea-level story in lived experience.