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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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[–] Saneless@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago (6 children)

And they know how to fucking fix it but don't want to

It'd be like if in the movie Armageddon the government just said "Eh let's see if it really will be that bad if it hits us"

[–] 1bluepixel@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 18 points 2 years ago

That movie felt way too real watching it.

[–] Saneless@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes but without the part where they tried

[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We haven't gotten to that point yet

[–] arefx@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Without some sort of violent revolution, we won't, or time runs out but it's not a movie and there's no ship to another planet.

[–] electromage@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

This is because you're not sorting your recycling!

[–] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"We could do something about the asteroid, but think of the harm doing something could do to the shareholders!?"

[–] Saneless@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I was going to save humanity but I have a responsibility to a handful of shareholders that yell at me in meetings so... You can really see how hard this is for me

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It's actually kind of too late now.

But, we may be able to prevent more bad stuff happening if we change things today!

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

IDK, I mean we know it's to do with carbon but we don't really know how to stop producing that in a timely manner.

[–] TwistedTurtle@monero.town 6 points 2 years ago

Yes we do. Carbon tax.