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Gulf Stream current could collapse in 2025, plunging Earth into climate chaos: 'We were actually bewildered' (www.livescience.com)

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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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[–] [email protected] 153 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But what if it's all a hoax and we make the world a better place for no reason?

[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Won't someone think of the shareholders?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

I am never going to recover financially from this.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I mean, that is always a concern lol.

[+] [email protected] -10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really hate this line of thinking.

"Making the world a better place" would be an enormous sacrifice for most people. There would be massive financial ramifications. Our quality of life would decrease significantly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can't eat money. Our quality of life is already decreasing because of this. How do you think people's quality of life in Europe is going to be when the Gulfstream current shuts down and stops bringing warm tropical water to them? Reducing our exploitation of natural resources is not a sacrifice, it's the right thing to do. What we've been doing is wrong.