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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  • HughJanus
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    1 year ago

    I really hate this line of thinking.

    “Making the world a better place” would be an enormous sacrifice for most people. There would be massive financial ramifications. Our quality of life would decrease significantly.

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      You can’t eat money. Our quality of life is already decreasing because of this. How do you think people’s quality of life in Europe is going to be when the Gulfstream current shuts down and stops bringing warm tropical water to them? Reducing our exploitation of natural resources is not a sacrifice, it’s the right thing to do. What we’ve been doing is wrong.

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        1 year ago

        How do you think people’s quality of life in Europe is going to be when the Gulfstream current shuts down

        I think you missed the hypothetical line of thought I responded to in which this is “all a hoax”.