• came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 months ago

    bypass paywall: https://archive.is/VQk3s

    I would have assumed it was due to a weakening of the North Equatorial/Gulf Stream Current. the IPCC Sixth Assessment said that would be a thing that happens, though it probably wouldn't collapse entirely.

    even so, a weakening would have dramatic impacts.

    kinda surprised it isn't mentioned in the article as a "maybe" or whatever.

    • gueybana [any]
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      3 months ago

      probably wouldn't collapse entirely

      probably

      agony-shivering

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
      hexagon
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      3 months ago

      The AMOC weakening was my first thought as well. In fact there was a previous study that predicted this could happen around 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/25/gulf-stream-could-collapse-as-early-as-2025-study-suggests