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!collapse@lemmy.zip Key Atlantic currents could collapse this century, but the risk is missing from almost all national climate plans
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/73093686
The ocean currents are changing, with major implications for climate around the world. Yet our new article published in Nature Sustainability suggests most governments are not preparing for this possibility. Of 91 national adaptation plans submitted to the U.N. climate convention, only two even mention that key Atlantic current, and neither sets out concrete action in response to its possible collapse.
!collapse@lemmy.zip O.C. coast is losing battle against El Niño flooding, and it's about to get worse
cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/california@piefed.social/p/1958655/o-c-coast-is-losing-battle-against-el-nino-flooding-and-it-s-about-to-get-worse
The flooding this week has hit several Orange County coastal towns, but experts say it is likely just a preview of more intense problems to come this winter as a major El Niño is expected to bring heavy rain, high surf and flooding.
!collapse@lemmy.zip Key Atlantic currents could collapse this century, but the risk is missing from almost all national climate plans – new study
!collapse@lemmy.zip Satellites show some of the strongest evidence the AMOC is weakening | New Scientist
!collapse@lemmy.zip James Galbraith: What Can the Last Great Crash Say About the Next One? Oil, AI, and the Perils of Technological Revolution | naked capitalism
!collapse@lemmy.zip Sea-level contribution from Thwaites Glacier doubles in an observation-constrained ice-sheet model
Processes govern glacier’s detachment from seafloor ridges, separating as early as 2038 and producing up to 30 ± 6 mm of global sea-level rise by 2100 - double previous projections.
