Fresh water flowing into the North Atlantic from melting glaciers is slowing down the Gulf Stream and other currents.
At some unknown point, it will hit a tipping point that will cause dire global #climate disruption, within a human lifetime.
Details of new research:
https://theconversation.com/atlantic-ocean-is-headed-for-a-tipping-point-once-melting-glaciers-shut-down-the-gulf-stream-we-would-see-extreme-climate-change-within-decades-study-shows-222834 #climatechange (via npub1vplrmhnl4jnkzwdqprx2yavymcerswknqhr4uhwyjallmx5m3uls6lgc00 (npub1vpl…gc00))
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