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Scientists detect sign that a crucial ocean current is near collapse
WaPo ^ | 25/7/23 | Sarah Kaplan

Posted on 07/29/2023 11:08:39 AM PDT by Eleutheria5

The Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system has become slower and less resilient, according to a new analysis of 150 years of temperature data — raising the possibility that this crucial element of the climate system could collapse within the next few decades.

Scientists have long seen the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, as one of the planet’s most vulnerable “tipping elements” — meaning the system could undergo an abrupt and irreversible change, with dramatic consequences for the rest of the globe. Under Earth’s current climate, this aquatic conveyor belt transports warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic, and then sends colder water back south along the ocean floor. But as rising global temperatures melt Arctic ice, the resulting influx of cold freshwater has thrown a wrench in the system — and could shut it down entirely.

The study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications suggests that continued warming will push the AMOC over its “tipping point” around the middle of this century. The shift would be as abrupt and irreversible as turning off a light switch, and it could lead to dramatic changes in weather on either side of the Atlantic.

“This is a really worrying result,” said Peter Ditlevsen, a climate physicist at the University of Copenhagen and lead author of the new study. “This is really showing we need a hard foot on the brake” of greenhouse gas emissions.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: bs; bunk; climatechange; climatepanic; globalwarming; greenhousegas; oceans; polarice
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To: yukong

But room temperature will be higher (or lower)! How dare you!


21 posted on 07/29/2023 11:19:18 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Eleutheria5

Nature is not static...has NEVER been static.


22 posted on 07/29/2023 11:20:08 AM PDT by ryderann
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

Studies have shown that the AMOC and other ocean circulation patterns have varied over long timescales, including centuries. These variations can be influenced by natural factors such as volcanic eruptions, solar radiation changes, and shifts in the Earth’s orbit (Milankovitch cycles). Additionally, feedback mechanisms within the climate system can amplify or dampen these changes.


23 posted on 07/29/2023 11:20:10 AM PDT by navysealdad (http://drdavehouseoffun.com/)
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To: Eleutheria5
But we can stop this from happening. If we change the tilt of the earth and block a portion of the sun.



24 posted on 07/29/2023 11:20:32 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: Eleutheria5

Oh GWD, more crap!


25 posted on 07/29/2023 11:20:50 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: Eleutheria5

They forgot to mention how it’s Trump’s fault


26 posted on 07/29/2023 11:21:26 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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To: blackdog

“How much grant money is needed to further measure and possibly fix the problem? /$”

All of it.


27 posted on 07/29/2023 11:22:05 AM PDT by Danie_2023
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To: Mr. K

That goes without saying. The farts from the cows who became hamburgers that he eats alone have melted at least one iceberg.


28 posted on 07/29/2023 11:22:32 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Eleutheria5

I am envisioning a stream going down the slope, when a large body of water is introduced as a flow into the small stream, and the stream stops flowing. This is what they are proposing is going to happen when the ice melts (oh no!)


29 posted on 07/29/2023 11:23:04 AM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: Eleutheria5

Or not. I suspect not.


30 posted on 07/29/2023 11:23:13 AM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: Eleutheria5

so everyone go to the Atlantic and start creating a new current Oh and bring a paddle ? LOL


31 posted on 07/29/2023 11:23:20 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

Don’t worry.

The sky will fall before then and you will not be here to freeze.


32 posted on 07/29/2023 11:23:45 AM PDT by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so bad that the federal government can not make worse.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Quick, throw in some more windmills!


33 posted on 07/29/2023 11:24:12 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (TANSTAAFL)
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To: Sacajaweau
I made this graphic some years ago from the Livermore Lab breakdown of our energy sources and usages, I thought you might find it interesting!

This is the un-altered one I got from Livermore Labs:

This is the one I altered to show the stupidity of the people pushing for a ban on incandescent light bulbs:

34 posted on 07/29/2023 11:24:26 AM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Eleutheria5

You beat me!


35 posted on 07/29/2023 11:24:28 AM PDT by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so bad that the federal government can not make worse.)
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To: Venkman

I’m at my tippling point.


36 posted on 07/29/2023 11:24:51 AM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: Eleutheria5

Yawn. Wake me up when they get their grant money.


37 posted on 07/29/2023 11:25:18 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: butlerweave

Get the Dutch on it. They’re very industrious. Any time you got a hole in a dyke (not the human kind), they’re the ones to stick a finger in.


38 posted on 07/29/2023 11:25:19 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Eleutheria5

Don’t tell me! Let me guess. Global Warming collapsed the Titan on its way to the Titanic.


39 posted on 07/29/2023 11:25:25 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("There's no cryin' in baseball and there's no ethics in politics!" )
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To: Eleutheria5

Can Biden stop this? Apparently he is going to block the sun to alleviate global warming


40 posted on 07/29/2023 11:25:47 AM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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