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A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents that influences weather across the world could collapse as soon as the late 2030s, scientists have suggested in a new study — a planetary-scale disaster that would transform weather and climate.

Several studies in recent years have suggested the crucial system — the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC — could be on course for collapse, weakened by warmer ocean temperatures and disrupted saltiness caused by human-induced climate change.

But the new research, which is being peer-reviewed and hasn’t yet been published in a journal, uses a state-of-the-art model to estimate when it could collapse, suggesting a shutdown could happen between 2037 and 2064.

This research suggests it’s more likely than not to collapse by 2050.

“This is really worrying,” said René van Westen, a marine and atmospheric researcher at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands and study co-author.

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[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

You know that scene from Life of Brian where they discuss what have the Roman's done for them?

I feel like that's how people treat the planet. It just hasn't done enough for us. We need to be mad at the planet and piss all over it. It's our right.

[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So it's basically the plot of The *Day After Tomorrow movie but over as longer time span.

Edited a word. Thank you

[–] credo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

The Day* After Tomorrow

[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

IME in climatology, if we’re saying 2030? …It’s sooner.