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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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[-] mossy_capivara@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Wanderer@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years 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.

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