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Researchers have predicted the collapse of the AMOC could happen any time between 2025 and 2095 โ€” far sooner than previous predictions, although not all scientists are convinced.

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[โ€“] CosmicSploogeDrizzle 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.