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Gulf Stream current could collapse in 2025, plunging Earth into climate chaos: 'We were actually bewildered' (www.livescience.com)
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Researchers have predicted the collapse of the AMOC could happen any time between 2025 and 2095 — far sooner than previous predictions, although not all scientists are convinced.

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[–] sturlabragason@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Goodbye Iceland my old friend.

[–] mossy_capivara@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why is everything so fucked and we don't have any agency in changing it

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Carbon tax would go a long long long way. It would just have to be more severe than any politician would be willing to go.

We have the answers and economists and scientists know what needs to be done it's just the politicians (and people) won't allow it.

[–] mossy_capivara@midwest.social -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This is giving me an existential crisis

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 17 points 1 year ago

Maybe I don't get it, but as far as I understand, the golf stream brings hot air to north Europe. This is why you can live on Iceland while at the same latitude on the center of Canada is unhabitable.

[–] sturlabragason@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm afraid that for a place like Iceland this does not mean warm and sunny, but more extremes in weather.

The number of extreme storms are increasing :

https://www.vedur.is/um-vi/frettir/456-vidvaranir-gefnar-ut-arid-2022

[–] mossy_capivara@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

More bad news great

[–] mossy_capivara@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Do you have anything else about the gulf stream that would be Iceland specific, I want to do graduate school there but this makes me question that