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It’s Definitive – The Gulf Stream Is Weakening (www.iflscience.com)
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The Gulf Stream plays a significant role in maintaining the climate of the US East Coast and Western Europe. "We conclude with a high degree of confidence that Gulf Stream transport has indeed slowed by about 4% in the past 40 years." The full study is Here

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[–] palordrolap@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Maybe the warming and freezing will cancel out and the much smaller islands that will be left after the sea levels rise will still be temperate and worth living on.

Edit: This is not an "I'm alright, Jack" comment. I'd rather this wasn't even a vague possibility and that the planet wasn't warming out of control.

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Maybe the warming and freezing will cancel out and the much smaller islands that will be left after the sea levels rise will still be temperate and worth living on.

Maybe, but food and water will be extremely scarce. We can't all just up and move. You and I will almost certainly die of starvation.