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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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[–] starship_lizard@programming.dev 202 points 1 year ago (44 children)

I'm so tired of living in a world of impending doom. This is hell.

[–] Saneless@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (20 children)

And they know how to fucking fix it but don't want to

It'd be like if in the movie Armageddon the government just said "Eh let's see if it really will be that bad if it hits us"

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IDK, I mean we know it's to do with carbon but we don't really know how to stop producing that in a timely manner.

[–] TwistedTurtle@monero.town 7 points 1 year ago

Yes we do. Carbon tax.

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