A new statistical model has predicted that the collapse of Atlantic Ocean currents is likely to occur this century. The results would cause catastrophic temperature drops in the Northern Hemisphere, but other scientists are not so sure.

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
      111·
      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.

      • CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemmy.world
        61·
        1 year ago

        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.

        • HughJanus
          17·
          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”.