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[–] captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 126 points 1 week ago (5 children)

“the tipping point that makes an Amoc shutdown inevitable is likely to be passed within a few decades, but that the collapse itself may not happen until 50 to 100 years later”

Long enough that everyone who got us into the mess will be dead and won’t have to suffer the consequences or admit they were wrong. 😑

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 76 points 1 week ago

Even if it happened in 5 years, those people would never admit they were wrong.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's on regular people to find their addresses and do what needs to be done.

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's why those fucking psychopaths are doing nothing to fix it and are exploiting the drive to do something.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I'd put all there kids in a cell until they fixed their families mistakes.

[–] Spaniard@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

I'll be death too, yay

[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago

There could be a one-day delay and those responsible would not suffer consequences.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, terrible news however on the bright side a bunch of companies and rich old people are making money. All at the expense of our future. /s

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 23 points 1 week ago (29 children)

We haven't even made it to 1 million years, yet it doesn't matter what you think or how you reassure yourself you'll be fine, nature will wipe us and adapt. There's a reason act of nature are attributed to gods

[–] Azal@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago

nature will wipe us and adapt.

At this point I'm just ready for it to hurry up and get it over with.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

"So anyways I started 🔥🧊 🌀🌊 🔥🧊 🌀🌊 🔥🧊 🌀🌊 🔥🧊 🌀🌊 "

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Likely tipping point in the next decade or two but will take a century or more to happen. Anyone taking bets on how long it will be denied for?

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As soon as the ones more powerful and richer than me start doing all at least as much I do I'll try to do more.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Until then, go on king, bring apocalypse ever more closer, one tiny effort at a time. Afterall, they don't want you to survive, why should you

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't worry, you won't even notice the difference when I don't sort my trash like a total pedant.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What the fuck is the death by a thousand cuts, a cut is nothing, absolutely not dangerous, it doesn't make any sence how a thousand of something insignificant can become significant.

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A cut doesn't make a different when someone way more powerful and richer already held a gun to their temple and pulled the trigger.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Your honor, in the grand scheme of things, we're all gonna die and some form of disaster is inevitable at this point, so me killing this guy means basically nothing in the cosmic scale.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Hank Green needs to update his recent post

[–] vane@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

how big the water would be after collapse ? what land will be lost ?

[–] ThePunnyMan@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's more than just a water level issue. As I understand it, the Amoc is responsable for warmer water cycling up to the coasts of western Europe resulting in warmer temperatures than they would normally get at that latitude. It would change the temperature and weather experienced there. Hank Green did a video talking about how it could potentially affect Ireland about a month ago.

[–] vane@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I read a little, I haven't found any issues except USA gets it's east coast wiped with water. Maybe that's why they building so many data centers there, to change climate so water can refresh their data. That will be hilarious to watch to be honest I can live with that.

[–] null@piefed.au 4 points 1 week ago

to change climate so water can refresh their data

sorry what?

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It affects all coastlines everywhere in the world. Most countries have major cities on the coast that will be forced to relocate. Massive damages and refugees.

Rising oceans isn't itself an extinction event, but poverty in capitalist countries means a lot of people are going to die. A lot.

[–] JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 1 week ago

with less cold water coming down the US east coast, temperatures will rise. With more energy (heat) in that system, hurricanes will be more severe and frequent.

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

just hurry the fuck up and end it!!!

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