This is the first definitive proof that things are changing, and climate change is likely responsible.

The Gulf Stream plays a significant role in maintaining the climate of the US East Coast and Western Europe. “We conclude with a high degree of confidence that Gulf Stream transport has indeed slowed by about 4% in the past 40 years.” The full study is Here

    • Squids@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      So’s Norway - quite a few places on the west coast (the most inhabited non-Oslo part of the country) rely on the fact that the gulf stream keeps them unusually warm for their latitude

      I’m already seeing things that would normally grow fine out in the garden suffer from abnormally late and early frosts and mild summers. Rip my tomatos and onions. Everyone’s complaining about 20+ degree springs in the mainland while I’m screaming that it’s still snowing in late May.

      • bloopernova@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        Oof, I’m sorry to hear about your veggies :(

        I hope it doesn’t collapse, it would mean a lot of displaced people and loss of life.

    • palordrolap@kbin.social
      61·
      9 months ago

      Maybe the warming and freezing will cancel out and the much smaller islands that will be left after the sea levels rise will still be temperate and worth living on.

      Edit: This is not an “I’m alright, Jack” comment. I’d rather this wasn’t even a vague possibility and that the planet wasn’t warming out of control.

      • SheeEttin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        Maybe the warming and freezing will cancel out and the much smaller islands that will be left after the sea levels rise will still be temperate and worth living on.

        Maybe, but food and water will be extremely scarce. We can’t all just up and move. You and I will almost certainly die of starvation.