Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation - Nature Communications

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39810-w

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chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Tl;dr, AMOC collapse extremely likely (95% confidence) from 2025-2095. So, within many people's lifetimes.

eleitl@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

It doesn't stop overnight. In fact it has noticeably slowed down already. Of course the process becomes quicker when Greenland freshwater runoff becomes massive.

red_october@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 3y (2 replies)

If the records shattered this year tell us anything, it is that these models are too optimistic. Undoubtedly, this will occur during our lives.

guriinii@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Yeah, I know it's a bit of a meme within the community. But surely scientists should start modelling in 'faster than expected' to get more accurate results.

doom_and_gloom@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
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brainfreeze@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

That's a pretty good spread of years, though. Is that something that they can reduce with more data or technological advances?