https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iceland-runs-crisis-exercise-for-amoc-ocean-current-collapseContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iceland-runs-crisis-exercise-for-amoc-ocean-current-collapsehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iceland-runs-crisis-exercise-for-amoc-ocean-current-collapse#u179372Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:15:43 +0000Iceland has officially designated the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) as a national security concern and an existential threat. The government is now reviewing scenarios and practicing responses through crisis exercises to prepare for a future where the current stops transporting warm water north. This move comes amid fears that a collapse could shroud the country in unbearably cold temperatures. While Iceland is war-gaming the event, new research suggests most other governments have omitted this risk from their national climate plans.Why it matters