'Cliff-Like' Collapse of Critical Current System More Likely Than Thought: Study
'Cliff-Like' Collapse of Critical Current System More Likely Than Thought: Study
"The new study adds significantly to the rising concern about an AMOC collapse in the not-too-distant future," said one scientist. "We will ignore this at our peril."
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Wait, if we have an ice age during global warming... Won't they kinda cancel each other out?
No, but this kind of reasoning is why it's referred to as climate change now. We don't just get higher temperatures, the defining feature is unpredictable weather.
So does that mean you can't say because we don't know the actual effects? They're unpredictable?
...but isn't the main theory about the AMOC shutting down that it may bring on an ice age?
the idea of northern europe ending up in a deep freeze while much of the rest of the world bakes is not new. these scenarios have been modeled for decades. I remember over 20 years ago, while naively considering "escape options", learning about the AMOC, the great conveyer and other modeled outcomes.
long story short... there is no escape. we either fix the fundamental problems in our societies (and adapt to the damage we have already done) or it all collapses into a probable species ending spiral.
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