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A review published in December by the National Academies of Science, Engineering ... Internationally, the definition of a standard drink varies. But in the U.S. and Canada it’s defined as ...

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Research in 2018 showed that AMOC has weakened by about 15% since 1950, while research published in February 2024 in the journal Science Advances suggested it could be closer to a critical ...