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The Gulf Stream plays a significant role in maintaining the climate of the US East Coast and Western Europe. "We conclude with a high degree of confidence that Gulf Stream transport has indeed slowed by about 4% in the past 40 years." The full study is Here

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[–] phoenixz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not reading this, I don't care anymore

Earth is fucked for humans by humans

The CO2 levels as they are will take centuries to Millenia to return to normal in a natural way (that is if we're not in a runaway effect already) and even if we work hard to pull out CO2 it will take fucking decades to centuries of us soendong 30-50% of the world's energy budget to scrubbing CO2, and THAT is assuming we stop ALL CO2 output from (at least) energy generation. There are no free lunches here, there is no way to do this faster.

Meanwhile in the real world, were increasing CO2 output on a daily basis, still. We just promised we would lower the increase a little because stock owners need income too!

Within 10-20 years people will be dying by the millions over this, food production will be hampered and the next generations will be fucked because current day politicians didn't give a shit

So o won't give a shit anymore either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Exactly how I feel too. Do what I can but everything is over already. I know I tried... A little.

[–] Jack 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this not the only tipping point that can actually reduce energy held by the biosphere due to increased ice in the northern hemisphere, and therefor increasing Earth's albedo?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Inb4 Europe turns into Canada with less over the top language protection laws

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"I wish I could still call people slurs"

  • you
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Boi you're the one who just decided to go to bat for anti-immigrant, anti-indigenous, and anti-working-class official language statuses and unofficial taboos against monolinguals or "wrong" bilinguals in state representation.

Either that or you're a dumbfuck who didn't read the rest of the thread and decided you wanted to pop off anyways about some unrelated grievance completely separated from this conversation like the dumbfuck doing that would make ya, dumbfuck.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Stay mad I guess?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Seeing this, i kinda hope that it happens as fast as possible. That way the rich will see exactly what they've done, and maybe we'll manage to get some revenge

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago (6 children)

While this is awful news, although completely unsurprising, this sentence stuck out to me: “I have been studying western boundary currents – primarily the Agulhas Current off South Africa – for 30 years,” Is this a full-time profession that pays a living wage?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I doubt you understand what the job is about, considering your comment.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s amazing how few fucks I give about your doubts! You only learn by asking questions, rude internet stranger.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's amazing how prevalently oversensitive, whiny little anti-intellectualists like you walk the lands and somehow feed themselves.

Now get defensive and try to roast me like you do everyone who calls you out on it, do it like we know you will 👏

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