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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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[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A horrible, horrible mental image entered my mind: a priest dunking an infant into the baptismal font during a baptism ceremony and then proceeding smoothly to a requiem prayer as the infant drowns in holy water.

[–] FUCKRedditMods@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They’ve drowned babies doing baptisms before.. if you look online you can find some CRAZY violent orthodox baptisms out of russia and the like. They dunk them babies like a goddamn basketball. Baby pulling mad g forces.

[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I would have wished my horrible mental image was just a figment of my imagination, lol! Reality is stranger than fiction, indeed.