A new statistical model has predicted that the collapse of Atlantic Ocean currents is likely to occur this century. The results would cause catastrophic temperature drops in the Northern Hemisphere, but other scientists are not so sure.

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

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  • nexusband@lemmy.world
    06·
    1 year ago

    The doom depends on where you live. Florida? Yup, probably, but you where already living in hell. Europe? Iced up North Sea, really snowy north, big ice caps, Spain and portugal getting more cool…doesn’t sound that bad, to me personally.

    • Hot Saucerman@lemmy.ml
      0·
      1 year ago

      Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is one of the places least likely to be affected by climate change, based on current models. In the US anyway.

      • nexusband@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        Mostly florida, as the “AMOC” transports the heat away from florida. Could very well be, that a stoppage of the AMOC would create a Hypercane and completely wreck everything in Florida. Cuba could also be absolutely done for. Canada would also probably have a LOT more snow - the Soutpole however would probably stop existing and what exactly is going to happen to Brazil is a complete unknown. Some simulations show the insta death of the rest of the rain forest. Some simulations actually show the opposite. However, Europe, Africa and Asia probably would see a lot lower temps - what exactly that would mean for the Climate in those areas is also highly speculative - however, it’s something that happened quite often throughout the history of earth. North America however has lots of other parts liveable, when Florida is “dead” and basically the Sahara.

        • NecessaryWeevil@feddit.nl
          2·
          1 year ago

          Happened quite often in the past…over the course of thousands of years. Man-made global warming is a very different animal.

          • nexusband@lemmy.world
            0·
            1 year ago

            No, the collapse of the AMOC was pretty rapid in the past as well. And it’s separate from climate change. Man-made global warming is very complex and there are various things contributing to it.

        • Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml
          1·
          1 year ago

          You are the first person I’ve seen recognize the legitimate fear that these climate issues could result in hypercanes.

          Hurricanes of a size and fury as to not be measurable on current scale, Whose devastation could stretch across half a continent.

          • girthero@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 year ago

            Whose devastation could stretch across half a continent.

            Thats one way to stop carbon emissions!