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A collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) would have substantial impacts on global precipitation patterns, especially in the vulnerable tropical monsoon regions. We assess these impacts in experiments that apply the same freshwater hosing to four state‐of‐the‐art climate models with bistable AMOC. As opposed to previous results, we find that the spatial and seasonal patterns of precipitation change are remarkably consistent across models. We focus on the South American Monsoon (SAM), the West African Monsoon (WAM), the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) and the East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM). Models consistently suggest substantial disruptions for WAM, ISM, and EASM with shorter wet and longer dry seasons (−29.07%, −18.76%, and −3.78% ensemble mean annual rainfall change, respectively). Models also agree on changes for the SAM, suggesting rainfall increases overall, in contrast to previous studies. These are more pronounced in the southern Amazon (+43.79%), accompanied by decreasing dry‐season length. Consistently across models, our results suggest a robust and major rearranging of all tropical monsoon systems in response to an AMOC collapse. Plain Language Summary: The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a key element of the Earth's climate system, transporting large amounts of heat and salt northward in the upper layers of the Atlantic Ocean. Although its likelihood remains highly uncertain, a collapse of the AMOC in response to anthropogenic climate change would have catastrophic ecological and societal consequences. This is especially true in the vulnerable monsoon regions of the tropics. Yet, the precise effects of an AMOC collapse on the tropical monsoon systems remain unclear. We take advantage of a climate model intercomparison project, and provide a detailed and systematic analysis of the seasonal impacts of an AMOC collapse on the major tropical monsoon systems. We find remarkable, previously unseen, agreement between four independent state‐of‐the‐art climate models. Consistently across models, our results suggest major rearranging of all tropical monsoon systems in response to an AMOC collapse. Key Points: A collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) would cause a major rearrangement of all tropical monsoon systemsFour state‐of‐the‐art climate models show remarkable agreement on the effects of an AMOC collapseRevealed impacts persist for at least 100 years, and so are irreversible over at least a human lifetime [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We analyze the seasonal variability of the climatic hydrophysical fields of the Black Sea reporduced in three numerical experiments carried out according to the model of circulation. The numerical predictions are performed for a period of 12.5 yr on the basis of the hydrological data accumulated in 1983–1995. The monthly average climatic fields of the current speed are reconstructed according to the data on the climatic fields of temperature and salinity by the method of hydrodynamic adaptation (standard). It is shown that, in prognostic calculations, the seasonal variability of temperature and salinity is qualitatively close to the “standard” dependence. At the same time, the quantitative difference between the climatic behavior of the model and the standard dependence may be significant. The annual cycle of the currents is characterized by the intensification of the Main Black-Sea Current in winter. The structure of the hydrophysical fields of the sea in the model becomes much more realistic if it is based on the actual hydrological data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present stage of economic and social development of Soviet society is characterized by the heightened orientation of national economic plans toward raising the people's living standard. "At the present time," L. I. Brezhnev emphasizes, "the highest goal of socialist production is directly becoming the focal point of the Party's practical policy." (1) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Our calculations show that the rate of accumulation of personal property is quite high, that it is faster than current consumption. Thus, between 1960 and 1985, retail trade turnover in state and cooperative trade grew 4.1 times while the volume of personal property at its initial value increased more than 6 times. In the fifties, items of one-time use and medium service life predominated. Elements of property with a long service life have now become mass consumption items. The value of personal property in 1985 exceeded the current consumption of material goods by 23 percent. The volume of personal property per family and per person has increased substantially: from 1,566 rubles for the average family in 1960 to 7,309 rubles in 1985, i.e., 4.6 times. Its per capita value during this period increased to a somewhat greater degree-by 5.1 times due to the reduction of the size of the average family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]