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  • Scientists warn that a key Atlantic current could collapse, among other climate tipping points

    11/12/2024 4:28:14 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 85 replies
    NBC News | Comcast ^ | November 11, 2024 | By Evan Bush (D-NBC)
    Venezuela lost its final glacier this year. The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing, on average, 30 million tons of ice per hour. Ice loss from the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the “Doomsday” glacier because its collapse could precipitate rapid Antarctic ice loss, may be unstoppable. These are just a few of the stark findings from more than 50 leading snow and ice scientists, which are detailed in a new report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative. The report summarizes the state of snow and ice in 2024: In short, experts agree, it’s been a horrible year for the frozen...
  • Something Big Happened to the Planet a Million Years Ago

    11/09/2021 12:13:25 PM PST · by Red Badger · 42 replies
    https://scitechdaily.com ^ | NOVEMBER 9, 2021 | By EARTH INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
    A new study suggests that a million years ago, glaciers began sticking more persistently to their beds, triggering cycles of longer ice ages. Here, ice discharged from Iceland’s Breiðamerkurjökull glacier on its way to the Atlantic ocean. Credit: Kevin Krajick/Earth Institute Why did glacial cycles intensify a million years ago? Researchers find clues on the bed of the Atlantic Ocean. Something big happened to the planet about a million years ago. There was a major shift in the response of Earth’s climate system to variations in our orbit around the Sun. The shift is called the Mid-Pleistocene Transition. Before the...
  • Scientists fear a critical Atlantic Ocean system might collapse, triggering 'extreme cold' and sea level rise

    08/05/2021 4:20:59 PM PDT · by Mariner · 129 replies
    The Week via Yahoo ^ | August 5th, 2021 | Brigid Kennedy, Contributing Writer
    Scientists are worried the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a "critical aquatic conveyer belt" that drives currents in the Atlantic Ocean, is at risk of near-complete collapse due to climate change, The Washington Post reports.A shutdown of the crucial circulation system could "bring extreme cold to Europe and parts of North America, raise sea levels along the U.S. East Coast, and disrupt seasonal monsoons that provide water to much of the world," the Post reports. The effects, in short, would be devastating."The mere possibility that the AMOC tipping point is close should be enough for us to take countermeasures," warns...
  • Are Scientists Preparing for a FlipFlop Back to Global Cooling Predictions?

    07/06/2016 11:00:54 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 30 replies
    WattsUpWithThat.com ^ | July 2, 2016 | Eric Worrall
    The alleged weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation appears to be triggering a growing amount of speculation about abrupt cooling, like the plot of the movie “The Day After Tomorrow”.